Tamsulosin may be available through a mail-order pharmacy. Using this type of service may help lower the drug’s cost and allow you to receive your medication without leaving home.

BPH is also called enlarged prostate. Tamsulosin oral capsule is available as a generic drug and as the brand-name drug Flomax. Learn about side effects, warnings, dosage, and more.

Tamsulosin comes as an oral capsule (a capsule you swallow) in a strength of 0.4 milligrams (mg). It’s also called tamsulosin hydrochloride (HCL).

Tamsulosin’s cost may depend on factors such as your dosage, whether you have health insurance, and the pharmacy you use. Tamsulosin is used in adult males* to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia.

According to Wolters Kluwer Health, U.S. sales of Flomax 0.4mg capsules were approximately $1.9 billion for the 12 months ended Aug. 31.

The formulation of Tamsulosin 0.4/0.4mg + Tadalafil 2.5/5mg, has been approved by the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI). Tamsulosin is a selective alpha1A-adrenergic receptor antagonist.

According to Wolters Kluwer Health, U.S. sales of FLOMAX® 0.4mg capsules were approximately $2.1 billion for the 12 months ended December 31, 2009. About Impax Laboratories, Inc.