Tamflo 0.4 mg Capsule PR

Tamflo 0.4 mg Capsule PR – Tamsulosin Hydrochloride 0.4 mg by RPG Life Sciences

Tamflo 0.4 from RPG Life Sciences contains Tamsulosin Hydrochloride IP 0.4 mg as prolonged-release pellets in a hard gelatin capsule. An enlarged prostate causes trouble in two separate ways, and tamsulosin addresses one of them directly. Part of the obstruction is bulk – tissue physically pressing on the urethra – and part is muscle tone, the smooth muscle of the prostate and bladder neck clamped tight by alpha-1A receptors. Tamsulosin releases that clamp within days, which is why symptoms improve long before any drug could shrink the gland. Blocking these receptors selectively also means far less of the blood-pressure drop older alpha blockers caused. Strip of 10 capsules. Schedule H prescription medicine.

Key Features

• Tamsulosin Hydrochloride IP 0.4 mg as prolonged-release pellets
• Relieves the muscular component of prostate obstruction within days
• Selective alpha-1A blocker – minimal blood pressure effect
• Once-daily hard gelatin capsule
• Strip of 10 capsules from RPG Life Sciences Ltd.

Composition

• Tamsulosin Hydrochloride IP – 0.4 mg per hard gelatin capsule (as prolonged-release pellets)
• Excipients – q.s.

Composition as printed on the pack. Refer to the package insert for the complete list of excipients.

Uses & Benefits

• Eases a weak or interrupted urine stream and straining to start
• Reduces the urgent, frequent need to pass urine, including at night
• Helps empty the bladder more completely, so less urine is left behind
• Lowers the risk of the sudden inability to pass urine that untreated BPH can cause
• Works within days rather than months, unlike prostate-shrinking drugs
• Also used to help pass small stones in the lower ureter, as prescribed

Directions for Use

• Take exactly as prescribed by your doctor, usually one capsule once daily
• Swallow the capsule whole with water. Do not open, chew, crush or break it – that destroys the prolonged release and delivers the whole dose at once
• Take it at the same time each day, about half an hour after the same meal
• Stand up slowly for the first few days – the first doses are when dizziness is most likely
• Keep taking it even once symptoms settle; stopping lets them return. Do not stop without asking your doctor

Precautions

• Dizziness or fainting can occur, especially with the first few doses or after a dose increase. Get up slowly from lying or sitting, and do not drive until you know how it affects you
• Tell your eye surgeon you take tamsulosin before any cataract or glaucoma operation – even if you stopped it long ago. It can cause floppy iris syndrome, and the surgeon must plan for it
• Tamsulosin does not shrink the prostate; it relaxes muscle. Your doctor decides whether you also need a prostate-shrinking medicine
• Prostate cancer can cause the same symptoms – your doctor should rule it out before you start
• Abnormal ejaculation, including reduced or absent semen, is common and harmless
• Tell your doctor about severe kidney or liver disease, low blood pressure, and all other medicines – especially other alpha blockers, erectile dysfunction drugs, ketoconazole or ritonavir
• Seek urgent help for a painful erection lasting more than four hours, or for a severe rash with blistering

Storage

• Store protected from light and moisture, at a temperature below 30°C, as printed on the pack
• Keep capsules in the original blister until use
• Keep out of reach of children

Disclaimer

Schedule H prescription drug – not to be sold by retail without the prescription of a Registered Medical Practitioner. This information is for general awareness and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Urinary symptoms need a proper diagnosis; do not self-medicate.