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What is Flomax? Flomax is a brand name for the drug Tamsulosin HCI, an alpha blocker drug used in the treatment of benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH). Flomax is a brand owned by Boehringer Ingelheim. Read more...Click to read more below

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Boehringer Ingelheim's Flomax site


Reasons Taken

14 patients in the community are taking or have taken Flomax.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 7 50%
General health 3 21%
Urinary urgency 2 14%
Insomnia 1 7%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Flomax.

  0 mg day 0.04 mg day 0.4 mg day 0.8 mg day
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Flomax or how long patients were taking Flomax before stopping.

Currently taking Flomax

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
2
2
2
2

Stopped taking Flomax

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
0
0
2
0
0
Why Patients Stopped Taking Flomax (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 2 67% Side effects too severe: 67%
Did not seem to work 1 33% Did not seem to work: 33%
Other 1 33% Other: 33%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 2 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 100% 1

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 50% 1
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 0% 0
None 50% 1

Top reported side-effects include: Dizziness/hypotension upon standing, dreams,dry mouth,maybe less itching,body feels like a rag doll, pain in testies

Summary results are based on 2 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 2)

  • Wayne Lampe
    Mouth/throat: mild
    Arms: mild
    Chest: mild
    Legs: moderate
    See profile
  • Wayne Lampe
  • by Wayne Lampe
    Aug 23, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Other

  • Wagonmaster
    Mouth/throat: mild
    Arms: moderate
    Chest: none
    Legs: mild
    See profile
  • Wagonmaster
  • by Wagonmaster
    Oct 24, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsSevere
  • General health

See all evaluation results for Flomax



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