Urocap-D400mcg+500mcg
Rx- Generic:
- Tamsulosin + Dutasteride
- Dosage form:
- Capsule
- Pack size:
- Strip (10 Capsule)
৳ 20/unit
Pack: ৳ 200
At a glance
Tamsulosin + Dutasteride — brands, prices, indication, dosage and side effects available in Bangladesh.
Description
Tamsulosin + Dutasteride is a combination of two medicines which work in different ways to treat men with an enlarged prostate gland. It helps to relieve symptoms such as difficulty urinating or needing to go to the toilet more often. It is not used to prevent prostate cancer. Tamsulosin + Dutasteride maybe taken with or without food but it should be taken at the same time each day. Your doctor will prescribe the dose most suitable for you. To gain the most benefit and to treat your symptoms effectively, you should not miss doses, even if you feel well. It may take up to 4 weeks to notice an improvement in the symptoms but keep taking them regularly. Tell your doctor if your symptoms do not improve after 4 weeks or if they get worse. The most common side effects of this medicine include reduced sex drive, inability to get an erection (impotence) and tenderness or enlargement of your breasts. If these side effects worry you or do not go away, call your doctor for advice. You may also feel dizzy or drowsy. These risks are higher when you first start taking this drug. Remember, your doctor has given you this medicine because the benefits are greater than the risks of the side effects. Tamsulosin + Dutasteride should not be taken by women or children. Before taking it, tell your doctor if you have low blood pressure or liver or kidney disease. This medicine may not be suitable. It can also affect, or be affected by, other drugs. So let your doctor know all the other medicines you are taking. You may be advised to wear a condom during sex, if your partner is or maybe pregnant. Your doctor may recommend to get your blood pressure checked frequently. Avoid drinking alcohol as it can cause excessive dizziness with this medicine. Tamsulosin + Dutasteride is a combination of two medicines: Tamsulosin and Dutasteride, which relieves the symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Tamsulosin is an alpha-blocker. It works by relaxing the muscle around the bladder exit and prostate gland so as to allow easy passage of urine. Dutasteride is a 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor which helps in shrinking the prostate gland by decreasing the level of the hormone which helps the prostate gland grow.
Indications
• Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Mechanism of action
Tamsulosin is a selective alpha-1 adrenoceptor blocker. It blocks alpha-1 adrenoceptors, which are abundant in the prostate, prostatic capsule, prostatic urethra, and bladder neck, resulting relaxation of these adrenoceptors in the bladder neck and prostate. Thus, there is an improvement in urine flow rate and reduction in symptoms of benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). Dutasteride inhibits 5 alpha-reductase, the enzyme responsible for conversion of testosterone to 5 alpha-dihydrotestosterone (DHT). DHT appears to be the principal androgen responsible for stimulation of prostatic growth.
Dosage
Adult Dose: Oral Benign prostatic hyperplasia Adult: 1 cap once daily.
Administration
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Tamsulosin + Dutasteride may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
Missed dose
If you miss a dose of Tamsulosin + Dutasteride, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular schedule. Do not double the dose.
Side effects
Common: • Impotence • Decreased libido • Breast pain • Ejaculation disorder • Dizziness
Precautions & warnings
[SAFE] Tamsulosin + Dutasteride does not usually affect your ability to drive. You have been prescribed Urimax D Tablet MR to relieve the symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Take it approximately 30 minutes after the same meal each day. Urimax D Tablet MR may cause dizziness or blurring of vision. Do not drive or do anything requiring concentration until you know how it affects you. To lower the chance of feeling dizzy or passing out, rise slowly if you have been sitting or lying down. If you are scheduled to undergo an eye surgery due to cataract or glaucoma, inform your eye doctor about the usage of Urimax D Tablet MR. It may cause difficulty achieving or maintaining an erection (impotence), decreased sex drive, and ejaculation disorders such as decreased amount of semen produced or decreased sperm count. Do not donate blood for 6 months after taking the last dose of Urimax D Tablet MR.
Contraindications
Hypersensitivity, severe liver impairment. Pregnancy, lactation, child, adolescent.
Drug interactions
Concomitant admin with moderate or strong inhibitors of CYP2D6 (eg. fluoxetine) or CYP34A (eg. ketoconazole, cimetidine) increases tamsulosin serum concentration; increase in blood concentrations of dutasteride in the presence of inhibitors of CYP3A4/5 such as ritonavir, ketoconazole, verapamil, diltiazem, cimetidine, troleandomycin, and ciprofloxacin.
Food interactions
[UNSAFE] Tamsulosin + Dutasteride may cause excessive drowsiness with alcohol.
Use in pregnancy
[UNSAFE] Tamsulosin + Dutasteride is highly unsafe to use during pregnancy. Seek your doctor's advice as studies on pregnant women and animals have shown significant harmful effects to the developing baby.
Use in lactation
[CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR] Information regarding the use of Tamsulosin + Dutasteride during breastfeeding is not available. Please consult your doctor.
Renal / hepatic impairment
[SAFE IF PRESCRIBED] Tamsulosin + Dutasteride is probably safe to use in patients with kidney disease. Limited data available suggests that dose adjustment of Tamsulosin + Dutasteride may not be needed in these patients. Please consult your doctor. [CAUTION] Tamsulosin + Dutasteride should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Tamsulosin + Dutasteride may be needed. Please consult your doctor. Use of Tamsulosin + Dutasteride is not recommended in patients with severe liver disease.
Common questions
Taking Urimax D for last 4 years. Now while having sex there is hardly any semen discharge. Pl suggest natural remedies for BPH having no side effects. Urimax causes dry ejaculation u can stop urimax d n start alfuzosin after getting prescribed from urologist nearby Sir, my prostate enlarged in grade 2 It is enlarging 39gms to 52 gms since last two years in spite of taking medicine URIMAX 0.4mg daily at bed time one cap. Will be next any add medicine or Chang? U can start urimax D Is there any substitute for urimax D Pls ask d local chemists Twice urination during night, holding urine is difficult I have just started Urimax D Get ultrasound kub with PVR n uroflowmetry I am taking tamflo 0.4 since over 4 years. I am comfortable with this medicine. Now it is not available with any pharmacist, even on line. Request you to suggest to me another prescription with almost same composition. Dynapress 0.4 or urimax 0.4 I am having frequent urinising problem. Every half an hour .i have to urinate. Local says it is prostrate , and have to operated. Pl advice me can it be cured with medicine. Now Iam taking URIMAX D. Waiting for ur advice. If with urimax ur symptoms get resolved then do continue it I am 55 yrs old male suffering from diabetes and hypertension since 5 years. I have experienced problem in urinating 5 months back. It was diagnosed in scanning as my prostate is enlarged. Consulted with urologist in allopathy and he has prescribed tablet urimax-d to be taken in the night. After taking urimax-d for 4 months , Uroflowmetry was done and it shows 40 ml urine retention . The psa level after taking medicine is .92. The urologist advised me to continue urimax-d for one year. Is there any permanent cure in ayurveda ? https://goo.gl/forms/rSIqFr2vzbLXirnb2 Kindly share your detail for better treatment Very painful when urin pass we have already 30 urimax d taken in one day 7/8 times go for urin Get ultrasound (KUB) with PVR and uroflowmtery done.