A rapid and sensitive reverse phase RP-HPLC method is proposed for the estimation of tamsulosin hydrochloride in tablets. Tamsulosin hydrochloride was chromatographed on a reverse phase C18 column with a mobile phase consisting of acetonitrile and water in the ratio of 50:50 v/v. The mobile phase was pumped at a flow rate of 1.5 ml/min. The eluents were monitored at 214 nm. The retention time o...

OBJECTIVE To assess whether the alpha1-adrenoceptor antagonists currently available for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) suggestive of benign prostatic obstruction (BPO) (alfuzosin, terazosin, doxazosin and tamsulosin) can be distinguished with regard to clinical efficacy and/or tolerability. METHODS Up-to-date analysis of clinical placebo-controlled or direct comparative ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of tamsulosin, doxazosin, or terazosin as initial treatments for moderate benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) over a 3-year time horizon from a health-system-payer perspective. METHODS A decision-analytic model is used to project the course of treatment at 6-month intervals over 3 years following initiation of therapy with tamsulosin, doxazosin, or ...

BACKGROUND Alfuzosin has been widely used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostatitis, and is claimed to be a selective agent for the lower urinary tract with low incidence of adverse side-effects and hypotensive changes. Recently, several randomized controlled trials have reported using Alfuzosin as an expulsive therapy of ureteral stones. Tamsulosin, another alpha blocker, has also ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of tamsulosin 0.2mg once daily in Korean patients with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), who were treated for up to 1 year. MATERIALS AND METHODS Of the 211 patients from six urology outpatient centres who participated in this investigation, 146 patients were evaluable. Tamsulosin 0.2 mg/da...

PURPOSE Antagonists of alpha 1-adrenergic receptors (alpha 1ARs) relieve obstructive and irritative symptoms in patients with bladder outlet obstruction. However, to our knowledge mechanisms underlying the relief of irritative symptoms remain unknown. Because bladder alpha 1dARs are up-regulated in some rats with bladder outlet obstruction, we investigated the effect of the alpha 1aAR antagonis...

The effects of different alpha-1 adrenoceptor blockers on the urethra and the cardiovascular system were evaluated using an in vivo isovolumetric intra-urethral pressure model in New Zealand white rabbits. The urethra of anesthetized male rabbits was cannulated through the bladder and secured at the vesico-urethral junction. The distal side of urethra under the pubic bone was also closed to all...

The aim of this prospective, randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, multicenter clinical trial was to investigate the efficacy and safety of PRO 160/120 (Prostagutt forte), a fixed combination preparation of 160 mg Sabal fruit extract WS 1473 and 120 mg Urtica root extract WS 1031 per capsule, in comparison to the α1-adrenoceptor antagonist tamsulosin (CAS 106463-17-6) in lower urinary trac...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the influence of tamsulosin treatment on the severity of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and the impact on quality of life (QoL), including daily life activities and mental well being, in real life practice in Spain. METHODS 2740 LUTS patients aged 45-75 years who visited a urologist office in Spain received tamsulosin 0.4 mg o.d.. At baseline, after 3 months and ...

Reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) and thin-layer chromatography (TLC) methods have been developed and validated for simultaneous estimation of tamsulosin hydrochloride and finasteride in bulk drug and in combined dosage forms. RP-HPLC separation was achieved on a Phenomenex C18 column using methanol/0.02 mol L-1 ammonium acetate buffer/triethylamine (79.9 + 20 + 0....