Last update April 19, 2025

Tamsulosin Hydrochloride

Likely Compatibility

Fairly safe. Mild or unlikely adverse effects. Compatible under certain circumstances. Follow-up recommended. Read Commentary.

Alpha-1 adrenergic blocker used in benign prostatic hypertrophy and problems of voiding difficulty or obstruction including urolithiasis. Oral administration once daily.

At the date of last update we found no published data on its excretion in breast milk.

Its pharmacokinetic data (very high percentage of protein binding and moderately high molecular weight and volume of distribution) make it unlikely that significant quantities will pass into milk.

Expert authors consider it compatible with breastfeeding by controlling the appearance of irritability, fatigue, nausea or diarrhoea in the infant. (Hale, LactMed)

Alternatives

  • Oxybutynin (Fairly safe. Mild or unlikely adverse effects. Compatible under certain circumstances. Follow-up recommended. Read Commentary.)
  • Tolterodine Tartrate (Fairly safe. Mild or unlikely adverse effects. Compatible under certain circumstances. Follow-up recommended. Read Commentary.)

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Pharmacokinetics

Variable Value Unit
Oral Bioavail. 90 %
Molecular weight 445 daltons
Protein Binding 99 %
VD 0.2 l/Kg
Tmax 6 hours
T½ 10 - 13 hours

References

  1. LactMed. Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed). Internet. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US); 2006-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK501922/ 2006 - Consulted on April 16, 2024 Full text (link to original source)
  2. Hale TW. Medications & Mothers' Milk. 1991- . Springer Publishing Company. Available from https://www.halesmeds.com Consulted on April 10, 2024 Full text (link to original source)
  3. Tamsulosina. Ficha técnica. 2014 Full text (in our servers)
  4. BI. Tamsulosin. Drug Summary. 2014 Full text (in our servers)

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