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What Is The Medication For Prostate Enlargement?

Hi, my father is suffering from Prostate enlargement ,he has psa level 24.His biopsy report is yet to come.He is supposed to take contiflo D as prescribed by a docter.I just need to be sure if he is supposed to take both the tablet and capsule present in the leaf at the same time together.And also he had a stone problem in kidney and developing cataract in the eye.so are there any sideeffects of using the pills?
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Wed, 3 Aug 2016
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Contiflo D contains two main ingredients- Tamsulosin and Dutasteride. Both work on different ways on the prostate gland - the tamsulosin relaxes the prostate muscles and Dutasteride shrinks the gland itself. Hence combining both is beneficial. Hence advice him to take both at the same time.

Both medications will not cause any problem with cataract or stones in the kidney.

Tamsulosin need to be stopped 1 week before cataract operation if planned or atleast make the ophthamologist aware and restart after the operation.
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What Is The Medication For Prostate Enlargement?

Hi Contiflo D contains two main ingredients- Tamsulosin and Dutasteride. Both work on different ways on the prostate gland - the tamsulosin relaxes the prostate muscles and Dutasteride shrinks the gland itself. Hence combining both is beneficial. Hence advice him to take both at the same time. Both medications will not cause any problem with cataract or stones in the kidney. Tamsulosin need to be stopped 1 week before cataract operation if planned or atleast make the ophthamologist aware and restart after the operation.