Flomax (tamsulosin) Treatment Report
Generic Name: Tamsulosin
What is Flomax?
Flomax® (tamsulosin) is used to manage the signs and symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). It relaxes the smooth muscle in the bladder neck and prostate causing an improvement of urine flow. Off label it is used for symptomatic treatment of bladder outlet obstruction or dysfunction.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| Other | 7 |
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1 | ||||
| Urinary urgency | 7 | 0 | |||||
| General health | 3 |
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1 | ||||
| swollen prostate | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Insomnia | 1 | 0 |
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Side Effects
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Side effects too severe
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2 | 50% |
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Other
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2 | 50% |
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Did not seem to work
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1 | 25% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- Wayne Lampe
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: mild
- Legs: moderate
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- Wayne Lampe
- 0.4 mg daily
- since Oct 28, 2009
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Efficacy
Major
for Other
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Side Effects
None
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Report created on November 23, 2009.