What is tamsulosin 400 mg used for?

It’s used to treat men with symptoms of an enlarged prostate (benign prostate enlargement). It’s also occasionally taken to treat kidney stones. Tamsulosin is available on prescription and you can also buy it from pharmacies. It comes as tablets and capsules.

What is harnal used for?

Harnal® is an α1 blocking agent with a great selectivity for prostatic and urethral smooth muscles. It improves the functional symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia by relaxing the urethra with almost no effect on vascular smooth muscles, which affect blood pressure.

What are the most common side effects of tamsulosin?

Tamsulosin may cause side effects. Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms or those in the SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS section are severe or do not go away:

• sleepiness.
• difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep.
• weakness.
• back pain.
• diarrhea.
• runny or stuffy nose.
• pain or pressure in the face.

What happens when you stop taking tamsulosin?

If you stop taking the drug suddenly or don’t take it at all: Your BPH symptoms won’t improve. If you stop taking this drug for several days, talk to your doctor before starting again. If you miss doses or don’t take the drug on schedule: Your medication may not work as well or may stop working completely.

How much tamsulosin hydrochloride is in a capsule?

Each capsule contains tamsulosin hydrochloride at an amount of 0.4 mg, which equals to tamsulosin 0.367 mg. For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3. Pharmaceutical form Prolonged-release capsule, hard. Hard gelatin capsules, no. 3 size with orange body and olive cap containing white to off-white pellets. 4. Clinical particulars

What is tamsulosin hydrochloride Zentiva 400 microgram?

Name of the medicinal product Tamsulosin hydrochloride Zentiva 400 microgram, prolonged-release hard capsules 2. Qualitative and quantitative composition Each capsule contains tamsulosin hydrochloride at an amount of 0.4 mg, which equals to tamsulosin 0.367 mg.

What is tamsulosin HCl used to treat?

Tamsulosin HCL. Tamsulosin is used by men to treat the symptoms of an enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia-BPH). It does not shrink the prostate, but it works by relaxing the muscles in the prostate and the bladder.

Does tamsulosin hydrochloride interact with strong inhibitors of CYP3A4?

Concomitant administration of tamsulosin hydrochloride with strong inhibitors of CYP3A4 may lead to increased exposure to tamsulosin hydrochloride. Concomitant administration with ketoconazole (a known strong CYP3A4 inhibitor) resulted in an increase in AUC and C max of tamsulosin hydrochloride by a factor of 2.8 and 2.2, respectively.