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Tamsulosin

Two tamsulosin products sit on this shelf: Flomax, the original brand, and Jalyn, which pairs tamsulosin with dutasteride. Both treat Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, but they come in different forms and strengths.

Flomax

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

0.2mg · 0.4mg

Tamsulosin tablets for an enlarged prostate. It relaxes the muscles around the prostate to ease urination.

From$1.21/ tabletView

Jalyn

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

0.5mg + 0.4mg

Dutasteride and tamsulosin capsules for an enlarged prostate. Dutasteride shrinks the prostate slowly, tamsulosin relaxes muscle to ease urination.

From$1.88/ capsuleView

Key points

  • Tamsulosin is an alpha blocker that relaxes the muscles in the prostate and bladder so urine flows more easily.
  • Dizziness and fainting can occur, especially when standing up quickly, and are more common in the first days of treatment or after a dose increase.
  • Tamsulosin may control BPH symptoms but will not cure the condition.

Common questions about Tamsulosin

What separates the Flomax tablet from the Jalyn capsule?

Flomax contains tamsulosin alone, available as a 0.2 mg or 0.4 mg tablet. Jalyn is a capsule combining 0.4 mg tamsulosin with 0.5 mg dutasteride, so it pairs two medicines in one dose. Both sit in the Prostate Health category.

Why must the Jalyn capsule be swallowed whole?

The capsule shell controls how tamsulosin is released into your body. Splitting, chewing, crushing or opening it changes that release pattern, so the product information directs you to swallow the capsule whole.

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