Prescription Drug Index
FLOMAX
This is a Brand Name Prescription Drug
Flomax
Pronounced: FLOW-maks
Generic name: Tamsulosin hydrochloride
Flomax is used to treat the symptoms of an enlarged prostate--a condition technically known as benign prostatic hyperplasia or BPH. The walnut-sized prostate gland surrounds the urethra (the duct that drains the bladder). If the gland becomes enlarged it can squeeze the urethra interfering with the flow of urine. This can cause difficulty in starting urination a weak flow of urine and the need to urinate urgently or more frequently. Flomax doesnt shrink the prostate. Instead it relaxes the muscle around it freeing the flow of urine and decreasing urinary symptoms.
ADULT MEN
The recommended starting dose of Flomax is 1 capsule (0.4 milligram) daily half an hour after the same meal each day. Your doctor may increase the dose to 2 capsules (0.8 milligram) once a day if needed.
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