Highlights
FDA gives OK to first generic tamsulosin to treat BPH
Thursday, 4 March 2010- The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first generic version of Flomax capsules 0.4 mg (tamsulosin hydrochloride) to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a condition in which an enlarged...
Edited by: JV
Combination therapy more effective for enlarged prostate
Thursday, 4 March 2010- Like any successful team effort, the best qualities of two drugs commonly prescribed for enlarged prostate yielded better results than either of the medicines alone, according to a new study from UT...
Edited by: ES
CombAT study shows superiority of combined treatment over monotherapy
Tuesday, 29 September 2009- Combination therapy with dutasteride and tamsulosin provides significantly greater benefit than either monotherapy for various patient-reported outcomes in men with moderate-to-severe lower urinary...
Edited by: ES
Incidence of PCa diagnosed incidentally in specimens taken during BPH surgery
Wednesday, 23 September 2009- In 2.8–9.8% of patients (pts) undergoing TURP or prostatectomy (PR) due to benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), final pathological evaluation (PE) reveals coexistence of prostate cancer (PCa)....
Edited by: JV
Asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis in ageing male with LUTS
Friday, 18 September 2009- Asymptomatic inflammation as new category of prostatitis is often found during evaluation of other reproductive and prostate disorders. Kristo Ausmees, et al. (Estonia) conducted a study to determine...
Edited by: JV
Combined dutasteride, tamsulosin treatment more efficient than monotherapy
Tuesday, 8 September 2009- The much-awaited results of the Combination of Avodart and Tamsulosin (CombAT) study that have been published recently online in the journal of Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, revealed that...
Edited by: ES
Single Botox injection reduces BPH symptoms for 18 months
Tuesday, 18 August 2009- A single treatment of Botulinum Toxin Type A reduces prostate volume and associated symptoms for 18 months, according to a new study by an Italian group. After this period, the gland's volume and PSA...
Edited by: ES
Diode laser yields promising results in BPH treatment
Thursday, 30 July 2009- Vaporisation of the prostate with the use of the diode laser is a safe and effective procedure for treating patients with BPH, according to the preliminary results of a Polish study, which will be...
Edited by: ES
BPH treatment trials among Asian men using dutasteride and tamsulosin
Tuesday, 2 June 2009- According to a recent study conducted by Korean researchers, although ethnicity-based differences in prostate size and physiology have been reported, results of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) treatment...
Edited by: JV
