What is the best medicine to treat prostate enlargement?

Enlarged prostate treatments You can take alpha-blockers such as terazosin (Hytrin) or tamsulosin (Flomax) to help relax the prostate and bladder muscles. You can also take dutasteride (Avodart) or finasteride (Proscar), a different kind of medication for reducing BPH symptoms.

What medications reduce prostate size?

What medicines are used to treat an enlarged prostate?

  • Alpha-blockers, such as tamsulosin (Flomax) or terazosin (Hytrin), which relax muscle tissue.
  • 5-alpha reductase inhibitors, such as dutasteride (Avodart) and finasteride (Proscar), which shrink the prostate.

What medication is used to relax the prostate?

Alpha blockers, which relax muscles of the prostate and neck of the bladder to relieve symptoms. Examples of alpha blocker medications include: alfuzosin (Uroxatral), doxazosin (Cardura), tamsulosin (Flomax), and terazosin (Hytrin).

What is medication tamsulosin used for?

Tamsulosin belongs to a group of medicines called alpha-blockers. It’s used to treat men with symptoms of an enlarged prostate (benign prostate enlargement). It’s also occasionally taken to treat kidney stones. Tamsulosin is available on prescription and you can also buy it from pharmacies.

What are side effects of tamsulosin?

Tamsulosin may cause side effects. Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms or those in the SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS section are severe or do not go away:

  • sleepiness.
  • difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep.
  • weakness.
  • back pain.
  • diarrhea.
  • runny or stuffy nose.
  • pain or pressure in the face.

Can enlarged prostate be cured permanently?

Treatments. Because BPH cannot be cured, the treatment focuses on reducing the symptoms. The treatment is based on how severe the symptoms are, how much they bother the patient and whether there are complications.