Tamsulosin Oral

Tamsulosin Oral Interactions

Your doctor or pharmacist may already be aware of any possible drug interactions and may be monitoring you for them. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with your doctor or pharmacist first.

Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all prescription and nonprescription/herbal products you may use, especially of:

• drugs for male erectile problems (e.g., sildenafil, tadalafil, vardenafil)
• other alpha-blocker drugs (e.g., doxazosin, prazosin)
• high blood pressure drugs
• "blood thinners" (e.g., warfarin)
• drugs affecting liver enzymes that remove tamsulosin from your body (such as cimetidine, azole antifungals including ketoconazole, macrolide antibiotics including erythromycin, rifamycins including rifabutin, St. John's wort)

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you also take drugs that cause drowsiness such as:

• anti-anxiety drugs (e.g., diazepam)
• antihistamines that cause drowsiness (e.g., diphenhydramine)
• anti-seizure drugs (e.g., carbamazepine)
• medicine for sleep (e.g., sedatives)
• muscle relaxants
• narcotic pain relievers (e.g., codeine)
• psychiatric medicines (e.g., phenothiazines such as chlorpromazine or tricyclics such as amitriptyline)
• tranquilizers

Check the labels on all your medicines (e.g., cough-and-cold products) because they may contain ingredients that cause drowsiness. Ask your pharmacist about the safe use of those products.

This document does not contain all possible interactions. Therefore, before using this product, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all the products you use. Keep a list of all your medications with you, and share the list with your doctor and pharmacist.

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