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Composition :

TAMSULOSIN-0.4MG

Manufacturer/Marketer :

FDC Ltd

Consume Type :

ORAL

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Not Returnable

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About Uripro 0.4mg Tablet

Uripro 0.4mg 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. Uripro 0.4mg Tablet are for use by men only and not indicated for use in women. Uripro 0.4mg 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. Uripro 0.4mg Tablet helps in getting relief from these symptoms.

Uripro 0.4mg 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). Uripro 0.4mg Tablet  relaxes the prostate gland’s muscles and urinary bladder neck at the obstruction site, resulting in improved urine flow and reduced BPH symptoms.

Uripro 0.4mg Tablet should be taken approximately 30 minutes following the same meal every day. The most common side effects of Uripro 0.4mg 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 Uripro 0.4mg Tablet . Although, if these side effects persist, contact the doctor.

Women or children should not take Uripro 0.4mg Tablet . Please inform your doctor before starting Uripro 0.4mg 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 Uripro 0.4mg Tablet is known to pass in semen. Do not donate blood while taking Uripro 0.4mg Tablet . You can donate blood six months after you have taken the last dose of Uripro 0.4mg Tablet . Patients taking Uripro 0.4mg 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 Uripro 0.4mg 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

Uripro 0.4mg 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. Uripro 0.4mg 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

Store in a cool and dry place away from sunlight
Side effects of Uripro 0.4mg Tablet
  • Get plenty of rest and sleep.
  • Keep your body warm.
  • Drink plenty of fluids to stay hydrated.
  • Avoid strenuous activities.
  • Maintain good hygiene to prevent flu from spreading.
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.
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.
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.
  • 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.
  • Chest pain may last for a while and needs immediate medical attention as it is a significant health issue to be attended to.
  • Take rest and refrain from doing physical activity for a while, and restart after a few days.
  • Try applying an ice pack to the strained area for at least 20 minutes thrice a day. Ice pack thus helps reduce inflammation.
  • Sit upright and maintain proper posture if there is persistent chest pain. • Use extra pillows to elevate your position and prop your chest up while sleeping.
  • Avoid driving or operating machinery or activities that require high focus until you know how the medication affects you.
  • Maintain a fixed sleeping schedule, create a relaxing bedtime routine and ensure your sleeping space is comfortable to maximize your sleep quality.
  • Limit alcohol and caffeine as these may worsen drowsiness and disturb sleep patterns.
  • Drink plenty of water as it helps with alertness and keeps you hydrated and for overall well-being.
  • Moderate physical activity can improve energy levels, but avoid intense workouts right before bedtime.

Drug Warnings

Uripro 0.4mg 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. Uripro 0.4mg 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 Uripro 0.4mg 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 Uripro 0.4mg Tablet . You can donate blood six months after you have taken the last dose of Uripro 0.4mg Tablet . Patients taking Uripro 0.4mg 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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TamsulosinTizanidine
Severe
How does the drug interact with Uripro 0.4mg Tablet:
Taking Uripro 0.4mg Tablet with Tizanidine will have an additive effect and may lower blood pressure.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Uripro 0.4mg 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.
TamsulosinIndinavir
Severe
How does the drug interact with Uripro 0.4mg Tablet:
Taking Uripro 0.4mg Tablet with indinavir may significantly increase the blood levels and effects of Uripro 0.4mg Tablet.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Uripro 0.4mg 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.
TamsulosinRitonavir
Severe
How does the drug interact with Uripro 0.4mg Tablet:
Taking Uripro 0.4mg Tablet with ritonavir may significantly increase the blood levels and effects of Uripro 0.4mg Tablet.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Uripro 0.4mg 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.
TamsulosinTelithromycin
Severe
How does the drug interact with Uripro 0.4mg Tablet:
Taking Uripro 0.4mg Tablet with telithromycin may significantly increase the blood levels and effects of Uripro 0.4mg Tablet.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Uripro 0.4mg 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.
TamsulosinCeritinib
Severe
How does the drug interact with Uripro 0.4mg Tablet:
Taking Uripro 0.4mg Tablet with ceritinib may significantly increase the blood levels and effects of Uripro 0.4mg Tablet.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Uripro 0.4mg Tablet and ceritinib 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 Uripro 0.4mg Tablet:
Taking Uripro 0.4mg Tablet with cobicistat may significantly increase the blood levels and effects of Uripro 0.4mg Tablet.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Uripro 0.4mg 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.
TamsulosinAmprenavir
Severe
How does the drug interact with Uripro 0.4mg Tablet:
Taking Uripro 0.4mg Tablet with amprenavir may significantly increase the blood levels and effects of Uripro 0.4mg Tablet.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Uripro 0.4mg Tablet and amprenavir 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.
TamsulosinFosamprenavir
Severe
How does the drug interact with Uripro 0.4mg Tablet:
Taking Uripro 0.4mg Tablet with fosamprenavir may significantly increase the blood levels and effects of Uripro 0.4mg Tablet.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Uripro 0.4mg Tablet and fosamprenavir 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.
TamsulosinAtazanavir
Severe
How does the drug interact with Uripro 0.4mg Tablet:
Taking Uripro 0.4mg Tablet with atazanavir may significantly increase the blood levels and effects of Uripro 0.4mg Tablet.

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

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Uripro 0.4mg 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.

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.

Habit Forming

No

Therapeutic Class

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FAQs

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

Uripro 0.4mg Tablet should not be given to children below 18 years and women. Uripro 0.4mg Tablet is recommended for use in male-only. Uripro 0.4mg 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 Uripro 0.4mg Tablet or sulfa drugs.

No, taking any cold or cough medication along with Uripro 0.4mg 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 Uripro 0.4mg Tablet . Even if you stop taking Uripro 0.4mg Tablet , wait for at least 6 months and consult your doctor before donating blood.

Intake of Uripro 0.4mg 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, Uripro 0.4mg 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

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  • ITRACONAZOLE
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  • METOPROLOL
  • TERAZOSIN
  • INDOMETHACIN

Special Advise

  • Uripro 0.4mg 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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