The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE1011
October 10, 1997
Tamsulosin for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
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Tamsulosin for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
October 10, 1997 (Issue: 1011)
Tamsulosin (Flomax - Boehringer Ingelheim), an alpha 1 - adrenoreceptor blocker, has been approved by the FDA for treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). It is claimed to bind preferentially to alpha1 receptors in the prostate.
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