Flomax Relief is a modified release capsule which contains a medicine called Tamsulosin. This belongs to a group of medicine called alpha blockers.
If this is your very first order, please order just one single 14-pack of capsules to start with. Flomax Relief is used to treat the lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) of a common condition called benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). This is when the prostate gland is found just below a mans bladder. When your prostate gland gets bigger it can make it difficult for you to start urinating (peeing), means you take longer to have to urinate more often, lead to the feeling that you still need to urinate again, even though you have just done so, and can cause you to get up several times in the night to urinate.
Flomax Relief relieves these problems by relaxing muscles in the prostate gland, relaxing the muscles in the urethra (the tube from the bladder to the outside of the body), this lets urine pass more freely through the urethra, making it easier to urinate.
Take one capsule each day, take it at the same time each day, after a meal, swallow the capsule whole with water, do not crush, chew or open the capsules. Make a note of the date you started to take Flomax Relief. After 2 weeks if you are using Flomax Relief for the first time and you have not got any better after 2 weeks, or if you get worse you must stop taking the medicine and speak with your doctor for further advice. Within 6 weeks- you should see your doctor within 6 weeks of starting the treatment to confirm that your symptoms are due to BPH. Every 12 months- you should see your doctor every 12 months to check your prostate. See your doctor sooner if your symptoms change or get worse. If you forget to take your medicine- take your capsule later the same day after food, if you have missed a dose, just take your daily capsule on the next day at the usual time. Do not take two capsules to make up for a forgotten capsule.
Active ingredient- Tamsulosin Hydrochloride 0.4mg, other ingredients- Microcrystalline Cellulose, Methacrylic Acid-Ethyl Acrylate Copolymer, Polysorbate, Sodium Laurilsulfate, Triacetin, Calcium Stearate and Talc.
Do not take these capsules if you are allergic to Tamsulosin or any of the other ingredients, you have problems with your heart, liver or kidneys, you faint or get dizzy or weak when you sit or stand up suddenly, you have had your symptoms for less than three months, you have pain when you urinate, or your urine was cloudy or bloody, at sometime in the last three months, you have a fever due to an infection of your kidneys or bladder, you have leaking of your urine which you are unable to control, you think you are diabetic, you have had prostate surgery, you have recently had blurred or cloudy vision, you are about to undergo cataract eye surgery. Please tell the pharmacist if you are taking any other medication in particular a type of medicine for lowering your blood pressure. Tell your doctor or dentist before any operation or dental procedure as there is a potential that your medicine may interfere with the effects of the anaesthetic. Please ensure you read the leaflet enclosed before taking this medication.