Dr. Roach: Comparing treatments for BPH, from tamsulosin to surgery

Before having cataract surgery, any person who has ever taken an alpha blocker should tell their eye surgeon. Tamsulosin is ...
Medscape

FDA Approves Dutasteride/Tamsulosin Combo Pill for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

June 18, 2010 (UPDATED June 21, 2010) — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a single-capsule formulation of 0.5-mg dutasteride and 0.4-mg tamsulosin (Jalyn; GlaxoSmithKline) for ...
Albany Democrat-Herald

To Your Good Health: For prostate enlargement treatment, it's meds first, surgery last

DEAR DR. ROACH: In a prior column, you discussed an enlarged prostate, or BPH. How does one know if they have BPH or overactive bladder? I wake up three times a night to urinate. I tried Flomax for ...
News Medical

Enlarged prostate medications may also decrease the risk for dementia with Lewy bodies

A new study suggests that certain drugs commonly used to treat enlarged prostate may also decrease the risk for dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). This observational finding may seem surprising, but it ...
EurekAlert!

Drugs for enlarged prostate may also protect against dementia with Lewy bodies

A new study suggests that certain drugs commonly used to treat enlarged prostate may also decrease the risk for dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). This observational finding may seem surprising, but it ...
EurekAlert!

Common prostate drugs tied to lower risk of dementia with lewy bodies

MINNEAPOLIS – Certain drugs used to treat urinary symptoms due to an enlarged prostate may be associated with a reduced risk of dementia with Lewy bodies, according to a study published in the June 19 ...