Question

43). An older male patient has trouble urinating and never feels as if he has voided his bladder. The diagnosis is BPH and the physician prescribes tamsulosin (Flomax). Which of the following statements is true regarding this drug? It is an alpha1 antagonist It helps relax the detrusor muscle at the bladder neck Decreased libido and abnormal ejaculation All of the above C

Answer 1

43. An older male patient has trouble urinating and never feels as if he has voided his bladder. The diagnosis is BPH.

He advised tamsulosin(Flomax)

a. tamsulosin is an alpha 1 antagonist. It relaxes the smooth muscles which tend to relax blood vessels.

b. It does not act by shrinking prostate rather it relaxes muscle near the bladder neck(detrusor) and muscle near the prostate.

c. Decreased libido and abnormal ejaculation are side effects of tamsulosin, these symptoms seen with approximately 4 to 5% of patient

Answer - d. all of the above.