Tamsulosin

In the US, Tamsulosin (tamsulosin systemic) is a member of the drug class antiadrenergic agents, peripherally acting and is used to treat Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Overactive Bladder and Urinary Tract Stones.

US matches:

• Tamsulosin


• Tamsulosin Hydrochloride

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

G04CA02

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0106133-20-4

Chemical Formula

C20-H28-N2-O5-S

Molecular Weight

408

Therapeutic Categories

α-Adrenergic blocking agent

Drug affecting the renal function and the urinary tract

Chemical Name

(-)-(R)-5-[2-[[2-(o-Ethoxyphenoxy)ethyl]amino]propyl]-2-methoxybenzenesulfonamide

Foreign Names

• Tamsulosinum (Latin)
• Tamsulosin (German)
• Tamsulosine (French)
• Tamsulosina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Tamsulosin (OS: BAN)
• Tamsulosine (OS: DCF)
• Tamsulosin Hydrochloride (OS: BANM, JAN, USAN)
• LY 253351 (IS)
• Y 617 (IS)
• YM 12617-1 (IS: Yamanouchi)
• YM 617 (IS: Yamanouchi)
• Tamsulosin hydrochloride (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Tamsulosin Hydrochloride (PH: BP 2010, USP 32)
• Tamsulosini hydrochloridum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Bazetham
  Pliva, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Pliva, Croatia (Hrvatska); Pliva, Slovenia



• Comadex
  Life, Ecuador



• Contiflo
  Ranbaxy, Peru; Ranbaxy, Romania



• Flomax
  Boehringer Ingelheim, United States



• Josir
  Boehringer Ingelheim, Tunisia



• Morvesin
  Lek, Slovenia



• Omipro
  Jelfa, Lithuania



• Omnic Tocas
  Astellas, Romania



• Omsal
  Gedeon Richter, Lithuania



• Prostam L.P.
  ADWYA, Tunisia



• Ranomax
  Ranbaxy, Lithuania



• Taflosin
  Menarini, Slovenia



• Taliz
  GMP, Georgia



• Tamsulon
  Tecnofarma, Colombia; Zodiac, Brazil



• Tamsulosiinhydrokloridi Copyfarm
  Copyfarm, Finland



• Tamsulozin Stichting
  Stichting, Lithuania



• Tamsuprost
  Stichting, Lithuania



• Tansulosina Alpharma
  Alpharma, Portugal



• Tansulosina Alter
  Alter, Portugal



• Tansulosina Arrowblue
  Arrowblue, Portugal



• Tansulosina Baldacci
  Baldacci, Portugal



• Tansulosina Ciclum
  Ciclum, Portugal



• Tansulosina Farmoz
  Farmoz, Portugal



• Tansulosina Generis
  Generis, Portugal



• Tansulosina Inibsa
  Inibsa, Portugal



• Tansulosina Ranbaxy
  Ranbaxy, Portugal



• Tansulosina Ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Portugal



• Tansulosina Sandoz
  Sandoz, Portugal



• Urostad
  Stada, Hungary



• Aclosan
  Gobbi, Argentina



• Aglandin retard
  Lannacher, Austria



• Alna retard
  Boehringer Ingelheim, Austria



• Alna Ocas
  Boehringer Ingelheim, Germany



• Apo-Tamis
  Apotex, Czech Republic; Apotex, Poland



• Asoflon
  Asofarma, Mexico



• Bazetham
  Pliva, Poland; Pliva, Slovakia



• Botam
  Bioethical, Italy



• Cepalux
  ratiopharm, Denmark; ratiopharm, Norway



• Contiflo
  Ranbaxy, Myanmar; Ranbaxy, Oman



• Controlpros
  Rontag, Argentina



• Damurgin
  Gedeon Richter, Czech Republic; Richter Gedeon RT, Slovakia



• Doc Tamsulosin
  Docpharma, Belgium; Docpharma, Luxembourg



• Duodart (Tamsulosin and Dutasteride)
  GlaxoSmithKline, Switzerland



• Espontal
  Panalab, Argentina; Panalab, Peru



• Eupen
  Chile, Chile



• Expros
  Astellas, Finland



• Flomax
  Astellas, South Africa; Boehringer Ingelheim, Canada; Boehringer Ingelheim, Turkey; Boehringer Ingelheim, United States



• Flomaxtra
  Astellas, United Kingdom; CSL, Australia; CSL Biotherapies, New Zealand



• Flosin
  Berlin-Chemie, Hungary; Menarini, Lithuania; Menarini, Latvia



• Fokusin
  Zentiva, Bulgaria; Zentiva, Czech Republic; Zentiva, Estonia; Zentiva, Georgia; Zentiva, Hungary; Zentiva, Lithuania; Zentiva, Latvia; Zentiva, Poland; Zentiva, Romania; Zentiva, Russian Federation; Zentiva, Slovakia



• Gen-Tamsulosin
  Genpharm, Canada



• Geroprostan
  Gerot, Slovakia



• Gotely
  Tecnofarma, Chile



• Halonerol
  Choseido Pharmaceutical, Japan



• Halthrow
  Sawai Seiyaku, Japan



• Harnal D
  Astellas, Indonesia



• Harnal OCAS
  Astellas, Indonesia



• Harnal
  Astellas, China; Fujisawa, Hong Kong



• Harnal D
  Astellas, Japan



• Harnalidge
  Astellas, Taiwan



• Harnnat
  Taisho Yakuhin, Japan



• Hartam
  Nihon Yakuhin Kogyo, Japan



• Josir
  Boehringer Ingelheim, Algeria; Boehringer Ingelheim, France



• Lannatam
  Lannacher, Czech Republic



• Lostam
  Temis-Lostalo, Argentina



• Lura
  Keryos, Italy



• Manfredol
  Cantabria, Spain



• Masulin
  Sandoz, Denmark



• Maxrin
  Square, Bangladesh



• Mecir
  Boehringer Ingelheim, France



• Novo-Tamsulosin
  Novopharm, Canada



• Omexel
  Astellas, France



• Omic
  Astellas, Belgium; Astellas Pharma S.A., Luxembourg; Impexeco, Belgium



• Omipro
  Jelfa, Estonia; Jelfa, Hungary



• Omix Ocas
  Astellas Pharma, Switzerland



• Omix
  Astellas, France



• Omnexel
  Astellas, Ireland



• Omnic Lyfjaver
  Lyfjaver, Iceland



• Omnic Tocas
  Astellas, Lithuania



• Omnic
  Astellas, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Astellas, Czech Republic; Astellas, Denmark; Astellas, Estonia; Astellas, Spain; Astellas, Finland; Astellas, Greece; Astellas, Hungary; Astellas, Ireland; Astellas, Iceland; Astellas, Italy; Astellas, Lithuania; Astellas, Latvia; Astellas, Malta; Astellas, Netherlands; Astellas, Norway; Astellas, Poland; Astellas, Portugal; Astellas, Romania; Astellas, Slovenia; Astellas, Slovakia; Delphi, Netherlands; Eurofarma, Brazil; Eurolab, Argentina; Labomed, Chile; Tecnoquimicas, Colombia; Veldos, Croatia (Hrvatska); Yamanouchi, Georgia; Yamanouchi, Israel; Yamanouchi, Oman; Yamanouchi, Peru; Yamanouchi, Russian Federation



• Omnic Ocas
  Astellas, Germany; Astellas, Russian Federation; Yamanouchi, Georgia



• Omnistad
  Stada, Denmark



• Omsal
  Gedeon Richter, Estonia; Gedeon Richter, Latvia



• Omsil
  Pinewood, Ireland



• Palnac
  Taiyo Pharmaceutical, Japan



• Pradif
  Boehringer Ingelheim, Switzerland; Boehringer Ingelheim, Greece; Boehringer Ingelheim, Portugal; Boehringer Ingelheim International-D, Italy



• Prolosin
  Niche, Ireland



• Proslosin
  Biogen, Colombia



• Prostacin
  Incepta, Bangladesh



• Prostacure
  Mibe, Germany



• Prostadil
  Schwarz, Germany



• Prostalitan
  Teva-Gry, Germany



• Prostall
  Drugtech-Recalcine, Chile; Recalcine, Ecuador



• Prostamnic
  Schwarz, Poland



• Prostazid
  Rottapharm/Madaus, Germany



• Provosal
  Gerot, Hungary



• Proximic
  Polpharma, Poland



• Ranlosin
  Ozone Laboratories, Poland



• Ranomax
  Ozone Laboratories, Hungary; Ranbaxy, Belgium; Ranbaxy, Estonia; Ranbaxy, Latvia



• RAN-Tamsulosin
  Ranbaxy, Canada



• ratio-Tamsulosin
  ratiopharm, Canada



• Reduprost
  Raffo, Argentina



• Restream
  Kyorin Rimedio, Japan



• Sandoz Tamsulosin
  Sandoz, Canada



• Sebrane
  Prostrakan Farmaceutica, Spain



• Secotex
  Boehringer Ingelheim, Argentina; Boehringer Ingelheim, Brazil; Boehringer Ingelheim, Chile; Boehringer Ingelheim, Colombia; Boehringer Ingelheim, Costa Rica; Boehringer Ingelheim, Dominican Republic; Boehringer Ingelheim, Guatemala; Boehringer Ingelheim, Honduras; Boehringer Ingelheim, Mexico; Boehringer Ingelheim, Nicaragua; Boehringer Ingelheim, Panama; Boehringer Ingelheim, Peru; Boehringer Ingelheim, El Salvador; Boehringer Ingelheim, Venezuela



• Stronazon
  Actavis, United Kingdom



• Sulix
  Rider, Chile



• Symlosin SR
  SymPhar, Poland



• Tabphyn
  ProStrakan, United Kingdom



• Tadin
  TAD, Germany



• Tamictor
  Avansor, Finland



• Tamik
  Biofarm, Poland



• Tamipro
  Jelfa, Latvia



• Tamlic
  Epifarma, Italy



• Tamlosin
  Orion, Bangladesh; Standard, Taiwan



• Tamnic
  Clonmel, Ireland



• Tamosin
  Belupo, Croatia (Hrvatska); Olainfarm, Latvia



• Tamsec
  Walmark, Poland; Walmark, Slovakia



• Tamsin
  Arrow Generics Ltd.GB, Denmark



• Tamslon
  Towa Yakuhin, Japan



• Tamsol
  Gedeon Richter, Bulgaria; Gedeon Richter, Hungary; Gedeon Richter, Romania



• Tamsu Genericon
  Genericon, Austria; Genericon, Croatia (Hrvatska)



• Tamsu
  Rowex, Ireland



• Tamsublock
  Pfleger, Germany



• Tamsudil
  Actavis, Georgia; Actavis, Hungary; Actavis Group, Poland; Synthon, Bulgaria; Synthon, Bulgaria



• Tamsugen
  Generics, Hungary; Generics, Poland



• Tamsukon
  BMM Pharma, Denmark



• Tamsul
  Aspen Pharmacare, South Africa



• Tamsulek
  Lek, Poland



• Tamsulijn
  Kiron, Luxembourg



• Tamsulogen
  Merck NM, Denmark



• Tamsulo-Isis
  Actavis, Germany



• Tamsulon
  Nolver, Venezuela



• Tamsulosiinhydrokloridi Sandoz
  Sandoz, Finland



• Tamsulosin 1A Pharma
  1A Pharma, Austria



• Tamsulosin AbZ
  AbZ, Germany



• Tamsulosin Actavis retard
  Actavis, Austria



• Tamsulosin Actavis
  Actavis, Switzerland; Actavis, Slovakia



• Tamsulosin AL
  Aliud, Germany



• Tamsulosin Arcana retard
  Arcana, Austria



• Tamsulosin beta
  Betapharm, Germany



• Tamsulosin Doc
  DOC Generici, Italy



• Tamsulosin dura
  Mylan dura, Germany



• Tamsulosin HCL Genthon
  Genthon, Netherlands



• Tamsulosin HCl Merck
  Generics, Czech Republic



• Tamsulosin HCl Pliva
  Pliva, Czech Republic



• Tamsulosin HCl Sandoz
  Sandoz, Czech Republic



• Tamsulosin HCL Stichting
  Stichting, Netherlands



• Tamsulosin HCl Teva
  Teva, Czech Republic



• Tamsulosin Helvepharm
  Helvepharm, Switzerland



• Tamsulosin Heumann
  norispharm, Germany



• Tamsulosin Hexal
  Hexal, Austria; Hexal, Germany; Hexal, Luxembourg



• Tamsulosin Hydrochlorid Actavis
  Actavis, Czech Republic; Actavis, Denmark



• Tamsulosin Hydrochloride Kiron
  Kiron, Latvia



• Tamsulosin hydrochloride
  Impax, United States



• Tamsulosin Interpharm retard
  Interpharm, Austria



• Tamsulosin Kiron
  Kiron, Estonia



• Tamsulosin Kwizda
  Synthon, Germany



• Tamsulosin Lannacher
  Lannacher, Estonia; Lannacher, Lithuania; Lannacher, Latvia



• Tamsulosin Merck
  Generics, Slovakia; Merck, Italy



• Tamsulosin Ranbaxy
  Ranbaxy, Austria



• Tamsulosin Ratiopharm retard
  Ratiopharm, Austria



• Tamsulosin Sandoz retard
  Sandoz, Austria



• Tamsulosin Sandoz
  Sandoz, Switzerland; Sandoz, Germany; Sandoz, Hungary



• Tamsulosin Spirig
  Spirig Pharma, Switzerland



• Tamsulosin Stada retard
  Stada, Austria



• Tamsulosin Stada
  Stada, Germany



• Tamsulosin Streuli
  Streuli Pharma, Switzerland



• Tamsulosin Winthrop
  Winthrop, Germany



• Tamsulosin
  Actavis, Norway



• Tamsulosina Acebex
  Support Pharma, Spain



• Tamsulosina Alter
  Alter, Spain



• Tamsulosina Angenerico
  Angenerico, Spain; Angenerico, Italy



• Tamsulosina Bexal
  Bexal, Spain



• Tamsulosina Cinfa
  Cinfa, Spain



• Tamsulosina Davur
  Davur, Spain



• Tamsulosina Edigen
  Edigen, Spain



• Tamsulosina Eg
  EG, Italy



• Tamsulosina Fidia
  Fidia, Italy



• Tamsulosina GP-Pharm
  GP Pharm, Spain



• Tamsulosina Inibsa
  Inibsa, Spain



• Tamsulosina Kern Pharma
  Kern, Spain



• Tamsulosina Mabo
  Mabo, Spain



• Tamsulosina Merck
  Merck Genericos, Spain



• Tamsulosina Normon
  Normon, Spain



• Tamsulosina Pharmassets
  Qualitec, Spain



• Tamsulosina Pliva
  Pliva, Italy



• Tamsulosina QTfarma
  Qualitec, Spain



• Tamsulosina Qualitec
  Qualitec, Spain



• Tamsulosina Quasset
  Qualitec, Spain



• Tamsulosina Ranbaxy
  Ranbaxy, Spain



• Tamsulosina Ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Spain; Ratiopharm, Italy



• Tamsulosina Rimafar
  Rimafar, Spain



• Tamsulosina Sandoz
  Sandoz, Spain; Sandoz, Italy



• Tamsulosina Sigma Tau
  Sigma Tau, Italy



• Tamsulosina Stada
  Stada, Spain



• Tamsulosina Temperbex
  Support Pharma, Spain



• Tamsulosina Teva
  Teva, Spain



• Tamsulosina Tosicina
  Support Pharma, Spain



• Tamsulosina Winthrop
  Sanofi-Aventis S.A., Spain; Winthrop, Italy



• Tamsulosin-biomo
  Biomo, Germany



• Tamsulosin-CT
  CT Arzneimittel, Germany



• Tamsulosine Arrow
  Arrow, France



• Tamsulosine Biogaran
  Biogaran, France



• Tamsulosine EG
  EG Labo, France; Eurogenerics, Belgium



• Tamsulosine HCl A
  Apothecon, Netherlands



• Tamsulosine HCl Katwijk
  Apotex Europe, Netherlands



• Tamsulosine HCl PCH
  Pharmachemie, Netherlands



• Tamsulosine HCl Sandoz
  Sandoz, Netherlands



• Tamsulosine HCl Yamanouchi
  Astellas, Belgium



• Tamsulosine HCl
  Actavis, Netherlands; Astellas Pharma B.V., Luxembourg; Centrafarm, Netherlands; Mylan, Netherlands; Ranbaxy, Netherlands; ratiopharm, Netherlands



• Tamsulosine HCl-Kiron
  Kiron, Luxembourg



• Tamsulosine Merck
  Mylan, France



• Tamsulosine Mylan
  Mylan, Belgium



• Tamsulosine Qualimed
  Qualimed, France



• Tamsulosine Ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, France



• Tamsulosine Sandoz
  Sandoz, Belgium; Sandoz, France



• Tamsulosine Stichting
  Stichting, Latvia



• Tamsulosine Teva
  Teva, Belgium; Teva Santé, France



• Tamsulosine Winthrop
  Sanofi-Aventis, France



• Tamsulosin-EG
  Eurogenerics, Luxembourg



• Tamsulosinhydrochlorid AWD
  AWD.pharma, Germany



• Tamsulosini Hydrochloridum Yamanouchi
  Astellas, Netherlands; Astellas, Poland



• Tamsulosin-Mepha
  Mepha Pharma, Switzerland



• Tamsulosin-ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Germany; Ratiopharm, Hungary; Ratiopharm, Poland; Ratiopharm, Slovakia



• Tamsulosin-Registratiebeheer
  Stichting, Poland



• Tamsulosin-Stichting
  Stichting, Poland



• Tamsulosin-Teva
  Teva, Italy; Teva, Slovakia; Teva Pharma, Switzerland



• Tamsulozin
  Lek, Slovenia



• Tamsumedin
  Kade, Germany



• Tamsumin
  Ratiopharm, Finland



• Tamsuna
  Sandoz, Argentina



• Tamsunar
  Apogepha, Germany



• Tamsunax
  Drossapharm, Switzerland



• Tamsuprost
  Stichting, Latvia



• Tamsu-Q
  Juta, Germany; Q-Pharm, Germany



• Tamsusoline hydrochloride Yamanouchi Pharma
  Astellas, Belgium



• Tamurox
  Ranbaxy, Slovakia



• Tamzul
  Teva, Poland



• Tansiloprost
  Finadiet, Argentina



• Tansulosina Jaba
  Jaba, Portugal



• Tansulosina Mepha
  Mepha, Portugal



• Tansulosina Merck
  Merck Genéricos, Portugal



• Tansulosina Reliva
  Tecnimede, Portugal



• Tansulosina Sulin
  Biosaúde, Portugal



• Tansulosina Winthrop
  Winthrop, Portugal



• Tanyz
  krka, Bulgaria; krka, Czech Republic; krka, Estonia; krka, Croatia (Hrvatska); krka, Hungary; krka, Lithuania; krka, Latvia; krka, Poland; krka, Romania; krka, Slovenia; krka, Slovakia; Quinta, Bulgaria; Synthon, Bulgaria; Synthon, Bulgaria



• Totalprost
  Teva, Hungary



• Uprox
  Farma Projekt, Poland



• Urimax
  Cipla, India; Cipla, Sri Lanka



• Uroflo
  Beximco, Bangladesh



• Urolosin
  Boehringer Ingelheim, Spain; General Pharma, Bangladesh



• Uromax
  Cipla Medpro, South Africa; Unimed & Unihealth, Bangladesh



• Urosin
  Eskayef, Bangladesh



• Urostad
  Stada, Czech Republic; Stada, Estonia; Stada, Lithuania; Stada, Latvia; Stada, Poland; Stada, Slovakia



• Urosulol
  Nichi-Iko PharmaceuticalJMA, Japan



• Vetevel
  Belmac, Spain



• Vi-Uril
  Bago, Chile

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
BANM	British Approved Name (Modified)
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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