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Composition :

TAMSULOSIN-0.4MG

Manufacturer/Marketer :

Ipca Laboratories Ltd

Consume Type :

ORAL

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About Tasulin 0.4 Tablet

Tasulin 0.4 Tablet belongs to the category of medicine known as alpha-blocker, used primarily for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia - BPH (enlarged prostate), and urinary bladder outlet obstruction. Tasulin 0.4 Tablet are for use by men only and not indicated for use in women. Tasulin 0.4 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. Tasulin 0.4 Tablet helps in getting relief from these symptoms.

Tasulin 0.4 Tablet contains Tamsulosin (alpha-blocker), which primarily treats the enlarged prostate gland leading to urinary problems (like difficulty in passing urine and a frequent urination urge). Tasulin 0.4 Tablet  relaxes the prostate gland’s muscles and urinary bladder neck at the obstruction site, resulting in improved urine flow and reduced BPH symptoms.

Tasulin 0.4 Tablet should be taken approximately 30 minutes following the same meal every day. The most common side effects of Tasulin 0.4 Tablet are low blood pressure (hypotension), dizziness, drowsiness, reduced sex drive (libido), inability to get an erection (impotence), tenderness or enlargement of your breasts (in men), sleeplessness, runny nose, or ejaculatory problems. These side effects may disappear when you continue to take Tasulin 0.4 Tablet . Although, if these side effects persist, contact the doctor.

Women or children should not take Tasulin 0.4 Tablet . Please inform your doctor before starting Tasulin 0.4 Tablet have low blood pressure, liver/kidney disease, history of heart problem. You are also advised to wear a condom while having sexual intercourse, especially when your partner is pregnant, as Tasulin 0.4 Tablet is known to pass in semen. Do not donate blood while taking Tasulin 0.4 Tablet . You can donate blood six months after you have taken the last dose of Tasulin 0.4 Tablet . Patients taking Tasulin 0.4 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 Tasulin 0.4 Tablet

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), Urinary bladder outlet obstruction.

Directions for Use

Tablet/Capsule: Swallow it as a whole with water; do not crush, break or chew it.

Medicinal Benefits

Tasulin 0.4 Tablet contains tamsulosin (alpha-blocker), which primarily treats the enlarged prostate gland. This decreases urinary problems, like difficulty in passing urine and a frequent urination urge. Tasulin 0.4 Tablet makes it easy to pass urine by relaxing the gland muscles. Effectively, it improves the symptoms of BPH like urine flow, hesitancy, and incomplete bladder emptying.

Storage

Keep out of sight and reach of children.
Side effects of Tasulin 0.4 Tablet
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.
  • Get enough sleep. Maintain a regular sleep cycle.
  • Eat a healthy diet and exercise regularly.
  • Manage stress with yoga or meditation.
  • Limit alcohol and caffeine.
  • Avoid driving or operating machinery unless you are alert.

Drug Warnings

Tasulin 0.4 Tablet should be taken with caution in people with liver or kidney disease, low blood pressure, a history of prostate cancer, or allergic to tamsulosin. Tasulin 0.4 Tablet should be used 30 minutes after a meal for better results. 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 Tasulin 0.4 Tablet passes in semen and can affect pregnant women and the foetus (unborn child). So, you should contact your doctor for advice. Do not donate blood while taking Tasulin 0.4 Tablet . You can donate blood six months after you have taken the last dose of Tasulin 0.4 Tablet . Patients taking Tasulin 0.4 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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TamsulosinIdelalisib
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How does the drug interact with Tasulin 0.4 Tablet:
Taking Tasulin 0.4 Tablet with Tizanidine will have an additive effect and may lower blood pressure.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Tasulin 0.4 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.
TamsulosinIdelalisib
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How does the drug interact with Tasulin 0.4 Tablet:
Taking Tasulin 0.4 Tablet with idealisib may significantly increase the blood levels and effects of Tasulin 0.4 Tablet.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Tasulin 0.4 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 Tasulin 0.4 Tablet:
Taking Tasulin 0.4 Tablet with ritonavir may significantly increase the blood levels and effects of Tasulin 0.4 Tablet.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Tasulin 0.4 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.
How does the drug interact with Tasulin 0.4 Tablet:
Taking Tasulin 0.4 Tablet with posaconazole may significantly increase the blood levels and effects of Tasulin 0.4 Tablet.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Tasulin 0.4 Tablet and posaconazole together can result in an interaction, it can be taken if your doctor has prescribed it. However, consult the doctor immediately if you experience dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, headache, and stuffy nose. Do not stop using any medications without consulting a doctor.
How does the drug interact with Tasulin 0.4 Tablet:
Taking Tasulin 0.4 Tablet with indinavir may significantly increase the blood levels and effects of Tasulin 0.4 Tablet.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Tasulin 0.4 Tablet and indinavir 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 Tasulin 0.4 Tablet:
Tasulin 0.4 Tablet blood levels may rise when itraconazole and Tasulin 0.4 Tablet are administered together.

How to manage the interaction:
Itraconazole and Tasulin 0.4 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 Tasulin 0.4 Tablet:
Taking Tasulin 0.4 Tablet with Voriconazole may significantly increase the blood levels and effects of Tasulin 0.4 Tablet.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Tasulin 0.4 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.
TamsulosinCobicistat
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How does the drug interact with Tasulin 0.4 Tablet:
Taking Tasulin 0.4 Tablet with cobicistat may significantly increase the blood levels and effects of Tasulin 0.4 Tablet.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Tasulin 0.4 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.
How does the drug interact with Tasulin 0.4 Tablet:
Taking clarithromycin with Tasulin 0.4 Tablet may increase the blood levels and effects of Tasulin 0.4 Tablet.

How to manage the interaction:
Although there is a possible interaction, clarithromycin can be taken with Tasulin 0.4 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 Tasulin 0.4 Tablet:
Taking Tasulin 0.4 Tablet with atazanavir may significantly increase the blood levels and effects of Tasulin 0.4 Tablet.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Tasulin 0.4 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.

Drug-Food Interactions

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Diet & Lifestyle Advise

  • Avoid drinking less alcohol, caffeine, and fizzy drink. Limit intake of artificial sweeteners.
  • Maintain a healthy lifestyle and exercise regularly, so you do not feel heavy in the abdomen.
  • 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 that may worsen urinary symptoms (for cold and cough) should be avoided.

Side Effects of Tasulin 0.4 Tablet

  • Low blood pressure (hypotension)
  • Dizziness
  • Drowsiness
  • Reduced sex drive (libido)
  • Inability to get an erection (impotence)
  • Tenderness or enlargement of your breasts (in men)
  • Sleeplessness
  • Runny nose
  • Ejaculatory problems

Habit Forming

No

Therapeutic Class

ALPHA BLOCKERS

Drug-Diseases Interactions

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FAQs

Tasulin 0.4 Tablet contains Tamsulosin (alpha-blocker), which primarily treats the enlarged prostate gland leading to urinary problems (like difficulty passing urine and frequent urination). Tasulin 0.4 Tablet  relaxes the prostate gland’s muscles and urinary bladder neck at the obstruction site, resulting in improved urine flow and reduced BPH symptoms.

Tasulin 0.4 Tablet should not be given to children below 18 years and women. Tasulin 0.4 Tablet is recommended for use in male-only. Tasulin 0.4 Tablet should not be given in people with prostate cancer, priapism (persistent painful penile erection unrelated to sexual activity), low blood pressure (hypotension), cataracts and allergic to Tasulin 0.4 Tablet or sulfa drugs.

No, taking any cold or cough medication along with Tasulin 0.4 Tablet should be avoided as it increases the urge to urinate. So, before taking any such medication, please consult your doctor.

No, you are advised not to donate blood if you are taking Tasulin 0.4 Tablet . Even if you stop taking Tasulin 0.4 Tablet , wait for at least 6 months and consult your doctor before donating blood.

Intake of Tasulin 0.4 Tablet may cause a sudden drop in your blood pressure leading to orthostatic hypotension. It usually occurs when one suddenly stand from a lying or resting position which may increase the risk of falls.

No, Tasulin 0.4 Tablet does not cure benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) helps in relieving symptoms of the enlarged prostate gland. For better advice, you should consult your doctor.

Drug-Drug Interactions Checker List

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

Special Advise

  • Tasulin 0.4 Tablet is not intended for use as an antihypertensive (blood pressure lowering) drug.
  • Don't stand suddenly from a lying or resting position which may increase the risk of falls.

Disease/Condition Glossary

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH): The enlargement of the prostate gland is benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). 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, an urge to urinate frequently (especially at night), and a feeling of not emptying the urinary bladder.

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Alcohol

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Tasulin 0.4 Tablet should not be taken with Tasulin 0.4 Tablet as it may cause low blood pressure (orthostatic hypotension), dizziness and drowsiness. Keep your doctor informed if you drink alcohol.

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Pregnancy

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Tasulin 0.4 Tablet is only for use in male-only and not female.

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Breast Feeding

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Tasulin 0.4 Tablet is only for use in male-only and not female.

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Driving

Caution

Tasulin 0.4 Tablet can make some people feel dizzy, so it may affect your ability to drive or operate machinery safely.

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Liver

Caution

Tasulin 0.4 Tablet should not be taken until prescribed. Regular monitoring of liver function tests is recommended.

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Kidney

Caution

Tasulin 0.4 Tablet should not be taken until prescribed. Regular monitoring of kidney function tests is recommended.

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Children

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Tasulin 0.4 Tablet is not recommended for children. The safety and effectiveness of Tasulin 0.4 Tablet have not been established in children due to limited testing of this drug on children by competent authorities worldwide.

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