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About Flodart Tablet

Flodart Tablet belongs to the category of medicine called 'alpha-blocker' primarily used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia - BPH (enlarged prostate), and urinary bladder outlet obstruction. It relaxes the prostate gland’s muscles and urinary bladder neck at the obstruction site, resulting in improved urine flow with reduced BPH symptoms. Flodart Tablet is for use by men only and not indicated for use by women. Flodart Tablet does not cure prostate cancer. Benign prostatic hyperplasia (enlarged prostate gland) is a non-cancerous growth of the prostate gland caused due to overproduction of a hormone called ‘dihydrotestosterone’ in men. As the gland enlarges, it can lead to urinary problems, such as difficulty passing urine and frequent urination. Flodart Tablet helps in getting relief from these symptoms.

Flodart Tablet contains Tamsulosin hydrochloride (alpha-blocker) which primarily treats the enlarged prostate gland leading to urinary problems (like difficulty in passing urine and a frequent urination urge). It is a prodrug, and it gets broken down into its active form (i.e. Tamsulosin) in the gut (intestine). Flodart Tablet makes it easy to pass urine by relaxing the muscles of the prostate gland. Effectively, it improves the symptoms of Benign Hyperplasia Prostate (BPH). 

Take Flodart Tablet as prescribed. The most common side effects of Flodart Tablet are low blood pressure (hypotension), dizziness, drowsiness, reduced sex drive (libido), inability to get an erection (impotence) and tenderness or enlargement of your breasts (in men), sleeplessness, runny nose or ejaculatory problems. These side effects may disappear when you continue to take Flodart Tablet . Although, if these side effects persist, contact the doctor. 

Women or children should not take Flodart Tablet . Please inform your doctor before starting Flodart Tablet if you have low blood pressure, liver/kidney disease, or a history of heart problems. You are also advised to wear a condom while having sexual intercourse, especially when your partner is pregnant, as Flodart Tablet is known to pass in semen. Do not donate blood while taking Flodart Tablet . You can donate blood 6 months after you have taken the last dose of Flodart Tablet . Patients taking Flodart Tablet should be cautioned about driving, operating machinery, or performing hazardous tasks as it can cause drowsiness or dizziness. In rare cases, problems of penis erection, ejaculation, and pain in the penis. So if these symptoms are for a longer time, immediately contact your doctor. 

Uses of Flodart Tablet

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)

Directions for Use

Take Flodart Tablet with or without food as directed by your physician. Swallow it as a whole with a glass of water. Do not crush, chew, or break it.

Medicinal Benefits

Flodart Tablet contains tamsulosin (alpha-blocker), primarily used to treat the enlarged prostate gland in the male. It is a prodrug, and it gets broken down into its active form (i.e. Tamsulosin) in the gut. Flodart Tablet  decreases urinary problems, like difficulty in passing urine and a frequent urination urge. Flodart Tablet makes it easy to pass urine by relaxing the muscles around the bladder exit and prostate gland. Effectively, it improves the symptoms of BPH like urine flow, hesitancy, and incomplete bladder emptying. 

Storage

Store in a cool and dry place away from sunlight
Side effects of Flodart Tablet
Dealing with Medication-Induced Headache:
  • Hydrate your body: Drink enough water to prevent dehydration and headaches.
  • Calm Your Mind: Deep breathing and meditation can help you relax and relieve stress.
  • Rest and Recharge: Sleep for 7-8 hours to reduce headache triggers.
  • Take rest: lie down in a quiet, dark environment.
  • Cold or warm compresses can help reduce tension.
  • Stay Upright: Maintain good posture to keep symptoms from getting worse.
  • To treat headaches naturally, try acupuncture or massage therapy.
  • Over-the-counter pain relievers include acetaminophen and ibuprofen.
  • Prescription Assistance: Speak with your doctor about more substantial drug alternatives.
  • Severe Headaches: Seek emergency medical assistance for sudden, severe headaches.
  • Frequent Headaches: If you get reoccurring headaches, consult your doctor.
  • Headaches with Symptoms: Seek medical attention if your headaches include fever, disorientation, or weakness.
  • Do not stand up suddenly. Lie down and get up slowly only when you feel better.
  • Avoid alcohol and large meals.
  • Drink enough water before standing for long periods.
  • Exercise regularly; however, avoid exercising in extreme heat.
  • Eat small, low-carb meals.
  • Wear compression stockings.
Managing Medication-Triggered Rhinitis (Stuffy Nose): A Step-by-Step Guide
  • Consult your doctor if you experience nasal congestion, runny nose, or sinus pressure after taking medication.
  • Your doctor may adjust your treatment plan by changing your medication, adding new medications, or providing guidance on managing your rhinitis symptoms.
  • If advised by your doctor, use nasal decongestants or saline nasal sprays to help relieve nasal congestion.
  • Practice good hygiene, including frequent handwashing, avoiding close contact with others, and avoiding sharing utensils or personal items.
  • Stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water and other fluids to help thin out mucus and soothe your nasal passages.
  • If medication causes abnormal ejaculation, your doctor may adjust the dosage or switch medications.
  • Consume a diet high in lean protein sources, whole grains, fruits, and vegetables.
  • Exercise regularly to improve overall health and ejaculation control.
  • Pelvic floor exercises (Kegels) strengthen muscles that control ejaculation, helping with abnormal ejaculation.
  • Consult a counselor or sex therapist for guidance in resolving underlying psychological problems.
Here are the 7 steps to manage Dizziness caused by medication:
  • Inform your doctor about dizziness symptoms. They may adjust your medication regimen or prescribe additional medications to manage symptoms.
  • Follow your doctor's instructions for taking medication, and take it at the same time every day to minimize dizziness.
  • When standing up, do so slowly and carefully to avoid sudden dizziness.
  • Avoid making sudden movements, such as turning or bending quickly, which can exacerbate dizziness.
  • Drink plenty of water throughout the day to stay hydrated and help alleviate dizziness symptoms.
  • If you're feeling dizzy, sit or lie down and rest until the dizziness passes.
  • Track when dizziness occurs and any factors that may trigger it, and share this information with your doctor to help manage symptoms.
Here are the steps to manage Joint Pain caused by medication usage:
  • Please inform your doctor about joint pain symptoms, as they may adjust your medication regimen or prescribe additional medications to manage symptoms.
  • Your doctor may prescribe common pain relievers if necessary to treat joint discomfort.
  • Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is key to relieving joint discomfort. Regular exercise, such as low-impact sports like walking, cycling, or swimming, should be combined with a well-balanced diet. Aim for 7-8 hours of sleep per night to assist your body in repairing and rebuilding tissue.
  • Applying heat or cold packs to the affected joint can help reduce pain and inflammation.
  • Please track when joint pain occurs and any factors that may trigger it, and share this information with your doctor to help manage symptoms.
  • If your joint pain is severe or prolonged, consult a doctor to rule out any underlying disorders that may require treatment.
  • Wash your hands regularly with soap and water or use a hand sanitizer to prevent the spread of infections.
  • Wear masks, gloves and other protective clothing.
  • Cover sneezes and coughs with a medical mask or tissue or your elbow.
  • Take vaccinations to enhance your immunity to specific diseases.
  • Clean your utensils, linen and surfaces regularly.

Drug Warnings

Flodart Tablet should be taken with caution in people with liver or kidney disease, low blood pressure, prostate cancer history, or allergic to tamsulosin. For better results, Flodart Tablet should be used 30 minutes after a meal. Inform your doctor if you have had a history of heart disease or planning to undergo cataract surgery. During sexual intercourse with your partner, use a condom as Flodart Tablet passes in semen and affects pregnant women and the fetus (unborn child). It is advisable to contact your doctor for advice if you are pregnant or planning to get pregnant before taking Flodart Tablet . Do not donate blood while taking Flodart Tablet . You can donate blood six months after you have taken the last dose of Flodart Tablet . Patients taking Flodart Tablet should be cautioned about driving, operating machinery, or performing hazardous tasks as it can cause drowsiness or dizziness. In rare cases, problems of penis erection, ejaculation, and pain in the penis can occur. So if these symptoms are for a longer time, immediately contact your doctor.

Drug-Drug Interactions

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How does the drug interact with Flodart Tablet:
Flodart Tablet blood levels may rise when itraconazole and Flodart Tablet are administered together.

How to manage the interaction:
Itraconazole and Flodart Tablet may interact, but if a doctor prescribes them, you can still take them. If you develop dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, headache, redness, nasal congestion, a racing heart, or priapism (prolonged and painful erection unrelated to sex), you should consult a doctor. Never stop taking any medication without consulting a doctor.
How does the drug interact with Flodart Tablet:
Taking Flodart Tablet with Voriconazole may significantly increase the blood levels and effects of Flodart Tablet.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Flodart Tablet and Voriconazole together can result in an interaction, it can be taken if a doctor has prescribed it. However, consult the doctor immediately if you experience dizziness, heart palpitation (irregular heartbeat). Do not stop using any medications without consulting doctor.
How does the drug interact with Flodart Tablet:
Taking Flodart Tablet with atazanavir may significantly increase the blood levels and effects of Flodart Tablet.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Flodart Tablet and atazanavir together can possibly result in an interaction, it can be taken if your doctor has prescribed it. However, consult the doctor immediately if you experience symptoms such as dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, headache, flushing, nasal congestion, heart palpitation, and priapism (prolonged and painful erection unrelated to sexual activity). Do not stop using any medications without consulting doctor.
How does the drug interact with Flodart Tablet:
Taking Flodart Tablet with Tizanidine will have an additive effect and may lower blood pressure.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Flodart Tablet and tizanidine together can possibly result in an interaction, it can be taken if your doctor has prescribed it. However, consult the doctor immediately if you experience symptoms such as headache, dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, and/or changes in pulse or heart rate. Use caution when getting up from a sitting or lying position. Do not stop using any medications without consulting doctor.
How does the drug interact with Flodart Tablet:
Taking Flodart Tablet with ketoconazole may significantly increase the blood levels and effects of Flodart Tablet.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Flodart Tablet and ketoconazole together can result in an interaction, it can be taken if a doctor has prescribed it. However, consult the doctor immediately if you experience symptoms such as dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, headache, flushing, nasal congestion, heart palpitation, and priapism (prolonged and painful erection unrelated to sexual activity). Do not stop using any medications without consulting a doctor.
TamsulosinTelithromycin
Severe
How does the drug interact with Flodart Tablet:
Taking Flodart Tablet with telithromycin may significantly increase the blood levels and effects of Flodart Tablet.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Flodart Tablet and telithromycin together can possibly result in an interaction, it can be taken if your doctor has prescribed it. However, consult the doctor immediately if you experience symptoms such as dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, headache, flushing, nasal congestion, heart palpitation, and priapism (prolonged and painful erection unrelated to sexual activity). Do not stop using any medications without consulting doctor.
TamsulosinCobicistat
Severe
How does the drug interact with Flodart Tablet:
Taking Flodart Tablet with cobicistat may significantly increase the blood levels and effects of Flodart Tablet.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Flodart Tablet and cobicistat together can possibly result in an interaction, it can be taken if your doctor has prescribed it. However, consult the doctor immediately if you experience symptoms such as dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, headache, flushing, nasal congestion, heart palpitation, and priapism (prolonged and painful erection unrelated to sexual activity). Do not stop using any medications without consulting doctor.
TamsulosinIdelalisib
Severe
How does the drug interact with Flodart Tablet:
Taking Flodart Tablet with idealisib may significantly increase the blood levels and effects of Flodart Tablet.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Flodart Tablet and idealisib together can possibly result in an interaction, it can be taken if your doctor has prescribed it. However, consult the doctor immediately if you experience symptoms such as dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, headache, flushing, nasal congestion, heart palpitation, and priapism (prolonged and painful erection unrelated to sexual activity). Do not stop using any medications without consulting doctor.
How does the drug interact with Flodart Tablet:
Taking clarithromycin with Flodart Tablet may increase the blood levels and effects of Flodart Tablet.

How to manage the interaction:
Although there is a possible interaction, clarithromycin can be taken with Flodart Tablet if prescribed by the doctor. Consult the prescriber if you experience side effects such as dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, headache, flushing, nasal congestion, heart palpitation, and priapism (prolonged and painful erection unrelated to sexual activity). Do not stop using any medications without a doctor's advice.
How does the drug interact with Flodart Tablet:
Taking Flodart Tablet with ritonavir may significantly increase the blood levels and effects of Flodart Tablet.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Flodart Tablet and ritonavir together can possibly result in an interaction, it can be taken if your doctor has prescribed it. However, consult the doctor immediately if you experience symptoms such as dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, headache, flushing, nasal congestion, heart palpitation, and priapism (prolonged and painful erection unrelated to sexual activity). Do not stop using any medications without consulting doctor.

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Diet & Lifestyle Advise

  • Avoid drinking alcohol, caffeine and fizzy drink. Limit intake of artificial sweeteners.
  • Maintain a healthy lifestyle and exercise regularly so that you do not feel heavy in the abdomen region.
  • Also, drink less water in the evening and before sleeping to have a sound sleep and do not wake up frequently for urination.
  • Any medication which may worsen urinary symptoms (medication for cold and cough) should be avoided.

Habit Forming

No

Therapeutic Class

ALPHA BLOCKERS

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FAQs

Flodart Tablet contains tamsulosin (alpha-blocker), which primarily treats the enlarged prostate gland. Flodart Tablet makes it easy to pass urine by relaxing the muscles around the bladder exit and prostate gland. Effectively, it improves the symptoms of BPH like urine flow, hesitancy, and incomplete bladder emptying.

No, Flodart Tablet does not cure benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) permanently but helps relieve the enlarged prostate gland symptoms. For better advice, you should consult your doctor.

Flodart Tablet should not be given to the children below 18 years, and women. Flodart Tablet is recommended for use in male-only. Flodart Tablet should not be given in people with prostate cancer, priapism (persistent painful penile erection unrelated to sexual activity), low blood pressure (hypotension), cataract, and allergic to Flodart Tablet or sulfa drugs.

Intake of Flodart Tablet may cause a sudden drop in your blood pressure leading to orthostatic hypotension. It usually occurs when one suddenly stands from a lying or resting position which may increase the risk of falls.

No, you are advised not to donate blood if you are taking Flodart Tablet . Even if you stop taking Flodart Tablet , wait for at least 6 months and consult your doctor before donating blood.

No, taking any cold or cough medication along with Flodart Tablet should be avoided as it increases the urge to urinate. So, before taking any such medication, please consult your doctor.

It relaxes the muscles around the bladder exit and prostate gland, does help in easy passing of kidney stones.

As it causes smooth muscles of the blood vessels to relax , this vasodilation may cause blocked/stuffy nose.

Drug-Drug Interactions Checker List

  • CLARITHROMYCIN
  • ERYTHROMYCIN
  • DOXYCYCLINE
  • FLUOXETINE
  • PAROXETINE
  • ITRACONAZOLE
  • KETOCONAZOLE
  • ATENOLOL
  • METOPROLOL
  • PRAZOSIN
  • TERAZOSIN
  • DICLOFENAC
  • IBUPROFEN
  • INDOMETHACIN

Special Advise

  • Flodart Tablet is not intended for use as an antihypertensive (blood pressure lowering) drug.
  • Don't stand suddenly from a lying or resting position, as it may increase the risk of falls due to a sudden dip in blood pressure (orthostatic hypotension).

Disease/Condition Glossary

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH): It is the enlargement of the prostate gland. It is a non-cancerous growth of the prostate gland caused due to overproduction of dihydrotestosterone hormone in men. After age 50, most men develop an enlarged prostate gland putting pressure on the urinary bladder. It leads to restricted or obstructed urine flow, the urge to urinate frequently (especially at night), and the feeling of not emptying the urinary bladder. 

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