Tamsulosin

How should you use this medication?
Take this medicine by mouth with water. Take it as directed on the prescription label. You can take it with or without food. You should always take it the same way. Keep taking this medicine unless your health care provider tells you to stop. Stopping it too quickly can cause serious side effects. Talk to your health care provider about the use of this medicine in children. Special care may be needed. Patients over 65 years of age may have a stronger reaction and need a smaller dose.

What are the possible side effects of this medicine?
Side effects that you should report to your doctor or health care professional as soon as possible:

allergic reactions like skin rash, itching or hives, swelling of the face, lips, or tongue
confusion
hallucinations
liver injury (dark yellow or brown urine; general ill feeling or flu-like symptoms; loss of appetite, right upper belly pain; unusually weak or tired, yellowing of the eyes or skin)
loss of contact with reality
low blood pressure (dizziness; feeling faint or lightheaded, falls; unusually weak or tired)
trouble breathing
slow or irregular heartbeat Side effects that usually do not require medical attention (report to your doctor or health care professional if they continue or are bothersome):
blurred vision
constipation
dizziness
drowsiness
dry mouth
tiredness

What may interact with this medicine?
Our pharmacists will check to see if this medication will cause any interactions with the information in your profile.
Do not take this medicine with any of the following medications:

ciprofloxacin
fluvoxamine
narcotic medicines for cough
thiabendazole
viloxazine This medicine may also interact with the following medications:
acyclovir
alcohol
antihistamines for allergy, cough, and cold
baclofen
birth control pills
certain medicines for anxiety or sleep
certain medicines for blood pressure, heart disease, irregular heartbeat like amiodarone, mexiletine, propafenone, verapamil
certain medicines for depression like amitriptyline, fluoxetine, sertraline
certain medicines for seizures like phenobarbital, primidone
cimetidine
clonidine
famotidine
guanfacine
general anesthetics like halothane, isoflurane, methoxyflurane, propofol
medicines for sleep
medicines that relax muscles for surgery
methyldopa
narcotic medicines for pain
phenothiazines like chlorpromazine, prochlorperazine, thioridazine
ticlopidine
zileuton