Flomax Relief MR - 14 Pack (Starter Pack)

Male 45 to 75 years.

One capsule daily, to be taken after the same meal each day.
The capsule should be swallowed whole and should not be crunched or
chewed as this will interfere with the modified release of the active
ingredient.

Like all medicines, FLOMAX RELIEF can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.

Serious side effects are rare or very rare. Stop taking this medicine and see a doctor straight away if you experience any of the following symptoms - you may need medical treatment:
- Allergic reaction - (affects less than 1 in 1,000 people). The signs may include finding it difficult to breathe, having an itchy rash, having a swollen face, throat, or tongue
- Long-lasting and painful erection (usually not during sexual activity) - affects less than 1 in 10,000 people

The following side effects have also been reported:

Especially when you sit or stand up
- Feeling dizzy (common - affects less than 1 in 10 people)
- Feeling weak (uncommon - affects less than 1 in 100 people)
If this happens, sit or lie down straight away until you feel better.

Uncommon (affects less than 1 in 100 people)
- Headache
- Fast or uneven heart beat (palpitations)
- Runny or blocked nose
- Little or no semen during ejaculation
- Feeling sick or being sick
- Diarrhoea or constipation
- Itching or lumpy rash (urticaria)

Rare (affects less than 1 in 1,000 people)
- Feeling faint

Very rare (affects less than 1 in 10,000 people)
- During an operation on the eye for cloudiness of the lens (cataract), the pupil (the black circle in the middle of your eye) may not increase in size as needed. Also, the iris (the coloured part of the eye) may become floppy during surgery.

Other side effects

As with other medicines of this type, the following side effects may occur:
- Drowsiness
- Blurred vision
- Dry mouth
- Swollen hands or feet

If a side effect occurs and gets troublesome or seems serious, or if you experience any side effect not listed above, tell your doctor or pharmacist.

FLOMAX RELIEF should be used only by men who are 45 to 75 years of age.

Do not take these capsules if:

- You are allergic (hypersensitive) to tamsulosin or any of the other ingredients of this medicine

- You have problems with your heart, liver, or kidneys

- You faint or get dizzy or weak when you sit or stand up suddenly

- You have had your symptoms for less than three months

- You have pain when you urinate, or your urine was cloudy or bloody, at sometime in the last three months

- You have a fever due to an infection of your kidneys or bladder (urinary tract infection)

- You have leaking of your urine which you are unable to control (incontinence)

- You think you have diabetes and it is not properly controlled

- You have had prostate surgery

- You have recently had blurred or cloudy vision and have not been examined by your doctor or optician

- You are about to undergo cataract eye surgery (see Eye surgery below)

 

Do not take FLOMAX RELIEF if any of the above apply to you, without first consulting your doctor.

If you are not sure, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking these capsules.

 

Driving and using machines

If you feel weak or dizzy or have blurred vision while taking this medicine, do not drive or use machines.

 

Eye surgery

- Do not start taking FLOMAX RELIEF now if you are about to have an operation on your eye for cloudiness of the lens (cataract)

- Please tell your eye specialist if you have ever taken tamsulosin. The operation may need to be performed differently

- If you are currently taking FLOMAX RELIEF, ask your doctor if you should stop taking it for a short time

Hypersensitivity to tamsulosin hydrochloride or any other component of
the product; a history of orthostatic hypotension; severe hepatic
insufficiency.

Each capsule contains as active ingredient tamsulosin hydrochloride
400 microgram, equivalent to 367 microgram tamsulosin.