Flomax

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Overview:

Flomax (when available)

Pharmacology and use:
Tamsulosin, an alpha-adrenoceptor blocker with enhanced specificity for the alpha-adrenoceptors of the prostate, is commonly used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Used in the treatment of signs and symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Mechanism Of Action:
Tamsulosin is a selective antagonist at alpha-1A and alpha-1B-adrenoceptors in the prostate, prostatic capsule, prostatic urethra, and bladder neck. At least three discrete alpha1-adrenoceptor subtypes have been identified: alpha-1A, alpha-1B and alpha-1D; their distribution differs between human organs and tissue. Approximately 70% of the alpha1-receptors in human prostate are of the alpha-1A subtype. Blockage of these receptors causes relaxation of smooth muscles in the bladder neck and prostate.

News Articles on Tamsulosin

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The Flomax incident  -  ‎Aug 27, 2009‎
The pills Bravo took were Flomax, generally prescribed to treat enlarged prostates, not liver disease. In fact, the official Flomax prescribing Sacramento News & Review

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...Going into the primary, there was much talk about how the vote would skew old, thus benefitting, Seattle Weekly

Boehringer slashes 600-plus sales jobs  -  ‎Aug 27, 2009‎
...been following pharma: drugs going off patent without new replacements. In Boehringer's case, the prostate drug Flomax gets generic competition next year. FiercePharma

Dr. Andrew Weil doesn't like medicine commercials  -  ‎Aug 26, 2009‎
Why do we even have commercials for Lipitor or Celexa or Flomax? The ads are always telling us to "Ask our doctor" about a certain medication. TV Squad

Astellas loses bid to stave off copycat Prograf  -  ‎Aug 11, 2009‎
With $2.1 billion in 2008 sales, Prograf is a key drug for Astellas, especially now that its Flomax drug is facing generic competition. FiercePharma

Michael Jackson's Final Hours: A Timeline  -  ‎Aug 25, 2009‎
...anti-anxiety, pain and insomnia medications prescribed by Murray to Jackson, including: diazepam (Valium), prostate medication tamsulosin (Flomax), MTV.com

Table of Contents  -  ‎Aug 27, 2009‎
News The Flomax incidentA patient got the wrong medication from a pharmacy and later died. What happened? News Chemical consentThe pesticide lined up to Sacramento News & Review

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Correspondent  -  ‎Aug 20, 2009‎
Drugs such as Flomax are known as alpha blockers and work to relax the muscles around the prostate and bladder to help the flow of urine. Boston Channel.com

Astellas' Current Setback Underscores Need for Pipeline Expansion  -  ‎Aug 13, 2009‎
However, with Prograf clearly under threat, and the patent on another key product, Flomax for enlarged prostate, also running out later this year, Seeking Alpha

Penn State's Seibel Wins PBA Billy Welu Scholarship Award  -  ‎Aug 22, 2009‎
PBA sponsors include Bayer, Brunswick, CLR, Denny's, Etonic, Flomax, GEICO, Go RVing, H&R Block, Lumber Liquidators, Pepsi-Cola and the USBC, among others. The Tournament Guide Magazine

What Texans Should Know about Cataract Surgery  -  ‎Aug 18, 2009‎
...doctor your complete medical and eye health history, including especially whether you are or have taken Flomax(R), Hytrin(R), Uroxatral(R) or Cadura(R). PR Newswire (press release)

Fantasy and Drafting in Austin: Strange Rumblings in Austinland  -  ‎Aug 18, 2009‎
It makes me want to ask my doctor for a Flomax prescription, just thinking about it. I head for the main entrance to the hall, looking around for the little The Faster Times

Patient Safety: Getting the Name Wrong May be Fatal  -  ‎Aug 13, 2009‎
Inc.; and Dr. Leonard A Shaefer, IBM chief scientist, Global Name Recognition After taking Flomax, used to treat the symptoms of an enlarged prostate, ADVANCE

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Astellas results healthy, links up with AstraZeneca  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
...down 0.4% to 52.00 billion yen, and Harnal (tamsulosin) for benign prostatic hyperplasia, sold as Omnic in Europe and Flomax in the USA. Pharma Times

Hope, With a Deductible  -  ‎Aug 5, 2009‎
And so there is, right on the screen: Cialis or Enablex or AmbienCR or Boniva or Crestor or Restasis or FloMax. Apparently there are even pills and patches New York Times

Lowe: Motor City becomes hot spot for PBA Tour  -  ‎Aug 17, 2009‎
Well, there may be something to this World Series of Bowling as the PBA Tour spends five weeks bowling much of the 2009 portion of its 2009-10 2TheAdvocate

Generic Erosion of Established Agents Will Offset Growth From ...  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Tamsulosin, the most widely-used alpha blocker for the indication, is marketed by Boehringer Ingelheim as Flomax/Josir/Alna/Pradif/Urolosin and by Astellas FOXBusiness

Boehringer Ingelheim baut 800 Stellen im US-Vertrieb ab  -  ‎Aug 28, 2009‎
Im kommenden Jahr läuft das US-Patent des lukrativen Prostatamittels Flomax aus, mit dem Boehringer Ingelheim 2008 Umsätze von 1075 Milliarden Euro Reuters Deutschland (Pressemitteilung)

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Medication Mix-Ups: What You Should Know  -  13 Jul 2009
What a shock. The doctor had prescribed a nasal spray called Flonase. The pharmacy had dispensed a prostate drug called Flomax. ABC News

Medication errors harm millions of Americans each year  -  ‎Jul 11, 2009‎
Prostate drug Flomax gets confused with asthma drug Volmax. Premature infants with intravenous lines have received insulin instead of the blood thinner Kansas City Star

Nikkei edges lower, ANA and Orix tumble on share news  -  ‎Jun 30, 2009‎
T) rose 0.9 percent to 3450 yen after saying it had submitted test data on its No.2 drug Flomax to the US Food and Drug Administration. Reuters

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Awkward office moments #2: Urinal gas incident  -  ‎Jul 9, 2009‎
I recommend FloMax. Awkward office moments will appear every Thursday in Dudley B. Dawson's Life in the Cubicle column. Examiner.com

Tournament Changes  -  ‎Jun 21, 2009‎
The expanded bathroom trailer, courtesy of Flomax, means fans won't be subjected to long lines. And while fans can still watch players from an adjacent hill Hartford Courant

'BEST' LAID TO REST  -  ‎Jul 2, 2009‎
That Flomax TV commercial "flooding" sports broadcasts is entirely believable except for one thing. Golfers don't use the outhouse or the pro shop bathroom, SportsTalk

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Patients who are using nitrates(nitroglycer) or alpha blockers( excepting for FLOMAX) should not take Cialis because there may appear lower blood pressure CMAQ

Healthcare works just fine the way it is. Is that what YOU think ...  -  ‎Jun 28, 2009‎
For this he takes Flomax ($119.67 per month) and Vesicare ($144.56 per month). More importantly, Harry developed more serious health issues. OpEdNews

The truth about generic drugs  -  ‎Jun 24, 2009‎
Popular drugs like Pfizer's (PFE) Lipitor, GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) Valtrex, and Boehringer Ingelheim's Flomax are among the drugs with patents set to expire CNNMoney.com

Pfizer aims to fix EU worries about Wyeth deal; Roche offers lower ...  -  ‎Jul 1, 2009‎
Roche release > Astellas Pharma submitted test data on Flomax to FDA, hoping to win the right to extend exclusivity on the drug in the US through until FiercePharma

Koufax, Belichick And The Handsome Wilson  -  ‎Jun 25, 2009‎
With Flomax posters plastered over every urinal, visitors are reminded that they should be watching golf instead of staring at the bathroom wall. Hartford Courant

PBA Names Hyatt Regency Dearborn as “Official Headquarter Hotel�?  -  ‎Jun 30, 2009‎
PBA sponsors include Bayer, Brunswick, CLR, Denny's, Etonic, Flomax, GEICO, Go RVing, H&R Block, Lumber Liquidators, Pepsi-Cola and the USBC, among others. The Tournament Guide Magazine

PBA Announces Remaining Exemptions  -  ‎Jun 17, 2009‎
PBA sponsors include Bayer, Brunswick, CLR, Denny's, Etonic, Flomax, GEICO, Go RVing, H&R Block, Lumber Liquidators, Pepsi-Cola and the USBC, among others. The Tournament Guide Magazine

A Sprawling Enterprise  -  ‎Jun 30, 2009‎
Well-known brands include Bertolini, Flomax, KSB, Pumpex and Bornemann pumps. The group's manufacturing and engineering activities are extensive. Cape Business News

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Pharma-Konzern Boehringer erwartet 2011 neuen Wachstumsschub  -  ‎Jul 4, 2009‎
Zur Begründung verwies er darauf, dass wichtige Patente ausliefen, beispielsweise für das Mittel Flomax gegen gutartige Prostatavergrößerung. Reuters Deutschland (Pressemitteilung)

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Monkey Bidness  -  20 Apr 2009
Sample displays are a beer ad and a "Drink Responsibly" PSA. Can I hear an "LOL"? Where's Flomax? Oddly enough, this appears not to be a hoax. Light Reading

Regra sobre anúncios de remédios na internet causa confusão  -  20 Apr 2009
...em anúncios como, "Flomax(marca registrada)(Cloridrato de tamsulosina) www.4flomax.com Cápsulas, 0.4 mg - Site Oficial para Informações Importantes". AdNews

Kidney stones can cause intense pain, nausea  -  ‎Apr 19, 2009‎
Tamsulosin (Flomax), a medication that relaxes muscles in the ureter, can help, too. Because kidney stones are among the most painful conditions you're Detroit Free Press

Why I Fired My Broker  -  ‎Apr 14, 2009‎
...at 60 or 65, I would pass my time buying my wife semisubstantial pieces of jewelry and going bass fishing like the men in Flomax commercials. Atlantic Online

Using Public Relations to Launch, Grow and Extend Your Brands  -  ‎Apr 14, 2009‎
...tactics at different lifecycle stages: Slentrol (product launch), Flomax (brand-building), Nexium (product maturity) and Fluvirin (patent expiration). PR Newswire (press release)

News quiz: The Lions' No. 1 pick, Allen Iverson, Gary Sheffield ...  -  ‎Apr 5, 2009‎
B) Flomax. Ask your doctor if it's right for you. C) Hanes. They just want to be like Mike. D) Victoria's Secret's new "What is not sexy" campaign. Detroit Free Press

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The "cheapest" solution - short term - to all medical problems is a bullet, which is much less expensive than Flomax or Lumnesta. Huffington Post

FDA Rules on Drug Ads Sow Confusion as Applied to Web  -  ‎Apr 17, 2009‎
...which results in ads like, “Flomax® (tamsulosin HCl) www.4FLOMAX.com Capsules, 0.4 mg - Official Site for Important Product Information. New York Times

For Men Only  -  ‎Apr 2, 2009‎
Saw palmetto, the drugs Proscar and Flomax all appear to work by a similar mechanism, inhibition of DHT production but saw palmetto also inhibits binding of Ada Evening News

Coming to Hampton University: A better way to treat prostate cancer  -  ‎Apr 19, 2009‎
Usually the problem was moderated to a great degree by taking Flomax for a few months. The common thread was that patients went on to lead a completely Daily Press

Generic Version of Topamax® Will Save Upstate New Yorkers Millions  -  ‎Apr 7, 2009‎
Other drugs whose patents are scheduled to expire in 2009 and 2010 include Prevacid®, Hyzaar®, Cozaar® and Flomax®. The patent for Prevacid is expected to ReadMedia (press release)

Jeff Ackerman: A quick tale from the fast lane  -  ‎Apr 14, 2009‎
Not without a container of Flomax. “Just sign here,�? said the officer, handing the clipboard with a ticket attached to it past my wife and into my hands. The Union of Grass Valley

Use only as directed  -  ‎Apr 5, 2009‎
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Let's just say no to prescription drug commercials on television  -  ‎Apr 5, 2009‎
You can't go out a buy a bottle of Viagra, Levitra, or Flomax. Your doctor has to prescribe them. This direct-to-consumer TV advertising has been Times-Standard

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Kids and kidney stones  -  ‎Apr 9, 2009‎
By Dr. Jay Adlersberg NEW YORK (WABC) -- In more and more kids, doctors are spotting a medical issue usually seen in adults - kidney stones. 7Online.com

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Brand Names/Synonyms:
Flomax is also known by the following brand names and/or synonymsFlomax; Harnal; Omnic; Pradif; TAMSULOSIN; Tamsolusin; Tamsulosin; Tamsulosina [Inn-Spanish]; Tamsulosine [Inn-French]; Tamsulosinum [Inn-Latin]

Drug Category:
Flomax is categorized under the following by the FDA: Antineoplastic Agents; ATC:G04CA02

Dosage Forms:
CAPSULE (SUSTAINED-RELEASE)

Absorption:
Absorption of tamsulosin HCI from capsules 0.4 mg is essentially complete (>90%) following oral administration under fasting conditions.

Interactions:
Interactions for Tamsulosin:

Drug-Drug Interactions: The pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic interactions between FLOMAX capsules and other alpha-adrenergic blocking agents have not been determined. However, interactions may be expected and FLOMAX capsules should NOT be used in combination with other alpha-adrenergic blocking agents.

The pharmacokinetic interaction between cimetidine and FLOMAX capsules was investigated. The results indicate significant changes in tamsulosin HCI clearance (26% decrease) and AUC (44% increase). Therefore, FLOMAX capsules should be used with caution in combination with cimetidine, particularly at doses higher than 0.4 mg.

Results from limited in vitro and in vivo drug-drug interaction studies between tamsulosin HCI and warfarin are inconclusive. Therefore, caution should be exercised with concomitant administration of warfarin and FLOMAX capsules.

Chemical IUPAC Name:
5-[2-[2-(2-ethoxyphenoxy)ethylamino]propyl]-2-methoxy-benzenesulfonamide

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