Tamsulosin induced diarrhea: a case report

Autor: Manish J Barvaliya, Chandrabhanu Rajkishor Tripathi, Bhargav M. Purohit, Sameer Shah, Kinjal Dodiya, Arunkumar D. Rana
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety. 8:389-390
ISSN: 2042-0994
2042-0986
DOI: 10.1177/2042098617722659
Popis: Tamsulosin is a uroselective α1A adrenergic receptor blocker used for benign prostatic hyperplasia with lower urinary tract symptoms.1 Other α1 blockers (nonselective subtypes) include prazosin, terazosin, and doxazocin. As per one large-scale study, dizziness, abnormal ejaculation, headache, hypotension, gastrointestinal disorder, nausea, cardiovascular disorder, impotence, and dry mouth are frequent side effects associated with tamsulosin.2 The reported frequency of diarrhea with tamsulosin is 0.1–1%3 is lower compared with prazosin (
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