BPH Medication: Combination Therapy

Of all of the medication-based treatments for an enlarged prostate, there is evidence to suggest that combination therapy of alpha-blockers and 5-alpha reductase inhibitors, is the most effective. Alpha-blockers are medicines that are used to relax muscle tissue thereby helping to relieve pressure and urinary symptoms associated with an enlarged prostate, such as tamsulosin (Flomax) […]

Medications for an Enlarged Prostate

Selective alpha-blockers and 5-Alpha reductase inhibitors are usually the first choices of medication to treat benign prostate hyperplasia. Alpha-Blockers are a type of blood pressure medication, that work by “blocking” the hormone norepinephrine (also known as noradrenaline) and thereby prevent the muscles in the walls of veins and smaller arteries from constricting. This allows these […]