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What you need to know before you take Tamsulosin MR 400mcg Capsules

Do not take Tamsulosin MR 400mcg Capsules – if you are allergic to tamsulosin hydrochloride or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6). – if you feel dizzy when you stand up. – if you have severe liver insufficiency. Warnings and precautions Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Tamsulosin MR 400mcg Capsules. – Before starting treatment you should tell your doctor if you are suffering from any other disease, particularly from kidney and liver disorders, heart and circulatory system diseases. – Rarely, fainting can occur during the use of Tamsulosin MR 400mcg Capsules, as with other medicinal products of this type. At the first signs of dizziness or weakness you should sit or lie down until they have disappeared. – Periodic medical examinations are necessary to monitor the development of the condition you are being treated for. – If you are undergoing eye surgery because of cloudiness of the lens (cataract) or increased pressure in the eye (glaucoma), please inform your eye specialist that you are using or have previously used Tamsulosin MR 400mcg Capsules. This is because Tamsulosin MR 400mcg Capsules may cause complications (Intraoperative Floppy Iris Syndrome (IFIS)) during the surgery. The specialist can then take appropriate precautions with respect to medication and surgical techniques to be used. Ask your doctor whether or not you should postpone or temporarily stop taking this medicine when undergoing eye surgery because of a cloudy lens (cataract) or increased pressure in the eye (glaucoma). Children and adolescents Do not give this medicine to children or adolescent under 18 years because it does not work in this population. Other medicines and Tamsulosin MR 400mcg Capsules Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines. This is because Tamsulosin MR 400mcg Capsules can affect the way that some other medicines work and some other medicines can affect the way that Tamsulosin MR 400mcg Capsules works. In particular tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking: – Diclofenac (an anti-inflammatory painkiller) and warfarin (used to prevent blood clotting). These medicines may have an influence on how fast tamsulosin is removed from the body. – Medicines to lower your blood pressure such as verapamil or diltiazem. – Medicines to treat a fungal infection such as ketoconazole or itraconazole. – Other alpha blockers such as doxazosin, indoramin, prazosin or alfuzosin. – Other alpha1A-blockers such as doxazosin, indoramin, prazosin or alfuzosin. Tamsulosin may lower your blood pressure when taken together with these medicines. – Erythromycin, an antibiotic used to treat infections. Please inform your doctor or dentist that you are on Tamsulosin MR 400mcg Capsules before any operation or dental procedure as there is a potential that your medicine may interfere with the effects of the anaesthetic. You should only take medicines concomitantly with Tamsulosin MR 400mcg Capsules if your doctor allows it. Pregnancy, breast-feeding and fertility Tamsulosin MR 400mcg Capsules is not indicated for use in women. In men, abnormal ejaculation has been reported (ejaculation disorder). This means that the semen does not leave the body via the urethra, but instead goes into the bladder (retrograde ejaculation) or the ejaculation volume is reduced or absent (ejaculation failure). This phenomenon is harmless. Driving and using machines No data is available whether Tamsulosin MR 400mcg Capsules adversely affects the ability to drive or operate machines. However it should be taken into account that in some patients drowsiness, blurred vision, dizziness and transient loss of conciousness (syncope) may occur. Tamsulosin MR 400mcg Capsules contains sodium This medicine contains less than 1 mmol sodium (23 mg) per prolonged-release capsule, hard, that is to say essentially ‘sodium-free’.