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Netherlands approves Astellas' Vesomni

Astellas Pharma Inc. (Tokyo:4503) said the Netherlands Medicines Evaluation Board approved an MAA for Vesomni solifenacin/tamsulosin (EC905) to treat moderate to severe storage symptoms and voiding sy...

Vesomni solifenacin/tamsulosin regulatory update

Impact of four loci on serum tamsulosin hydrochloride concentration

Tamsulosin alters levofloxacin pharmacokinetics in prostates derived from rats with acute bacterial prostatitis

Tamsulosin

Class: Other Generic Name: Tamsulosin Trade Names: Flomax® How is this drug used? Flomax is used to treat the signs and symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Flomax is a type of drug known...

Flomax®

Class: Other Generic Name: Tamsulosin Trade Names: Flomax® How is this drug used? Flomax is used to treat the signs and symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Flomax is a type of drug known...

Dutasteride

Class: Hormonal therapy Generic Name: Dutasteride Trade Names: Avodart® How is this drug used? Avodart is used alone or in combination with another drug—tamsulosin—to treat symptomatic benign pro...

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy effective in infants, small children

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is safe and effective for treating urolithiasis in infants and young children, a new paper reports.

Evaluating ESWL-induced renal injury based on urinary TNF-α, IL-1α, and IL-6 levels.

Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) has dramatically changed the treatment of urinary lithiasis and has been the first treatment option for the majority of patients for more than two decades....

Impact of four loci on serum tamsulosin hydrochloride concentration.

Tamsulosin hydrochloride is one of the most potent drugs for treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), however, the efficacy of tamsulosin hydrochloride varies among individuals. In this study,...

Urodynamic effects of the combination of tamsulosin and daily tadalafil in men with lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia: a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial.

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of association of tamsulosin/tadalafil taken daily compared with tamsulosin/placebo in the lower urinary tract with urodynamic study (UDS). METHODS: All patients und...

Evaluation of the Process of Recycling and Renal Parenchymal Injury after ESWL with Metabolites Excreted in the Urine.

Objectives: To show renal parenchymal injury depending on extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL). Methods: The patients with one renal stone and in whom ESWL is planned among the patients in who...

Thoracic spinal cord epidural hematoma after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy.

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is a well-established, safe, and effective therapeutic alternative to surgical treatment for urolithiasis. Complications of ESWL do occur in a small number...