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What is Tamsulosin?

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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Bladder problems 61 13 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Urinary retention 31 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Urinary urgency 25 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
Other 19 2 Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 8 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Prostate problems 8 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight

See all 171 patients currently taking Tamsulosin

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 6
Moderate
 3
Mild
 7
None
 25

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Tamsulosin

Dizziness with hypotension upon standing 3
Ejaculation delayed 2
Sexual dysfunction 2
Dizziness 1
Lightheadedness 1
Sleepiness 1
See all 15 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Tamsulosin. See all 11 dosages ►

  daily 0.04 mg daily 0.4 mg every other day 0.3 mg daily 0.8 mg every other day 0.4 mg daily 0.8 mg daily 4 mg daily 10 mg daily 20 mg daily
  4 Number of Patients: 4 4 Number of Patients: 4 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 120 Number of Patients: 120 37 Number of Patients: 37 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Tamsulosin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 11   Doctor's advice: 25%
Did not seem to work 9   Did not seem to work: 20%
Course of treatment ended 9   Course of treatment ended: 20%
Other 9   Other: 20%
Side effects too severe 7   Side effects too severe: 16%
Not indicated 3   Not indicated: 7%
Expense 2   Expense: 5%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 2%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 2%

See all 43 patients who’ve stopped taking Tamsulosin

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Tamsulosin

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

Stopped Taking Tamsulosin

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Tamsulosin

Always
 34 83%
Usually
 4 10%
Sometimes
 1 2%
Never
 2 5%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Tamsulosin

Very
 1 2%
Somewhat
 1 2%
A little
 2 5%
Not at all
 37 90%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Tamsulosin

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 3 12%
$25-49
 4 15%
< $25
 19 73%

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Report created on February 11, 2012.