• Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH):
    • 10mg OD

Tablet:

  • 2.5mg
  • 5mg
  • 10mg
  • Give with food

Peripherally-acting alpha blocker

It selectively antagonizes lower urinary tract alpha-1a adrenergic receptors, relaxing smooth muscle and improving urine flow

  • Dizziness
  • Headache
  • URT symptoms
  • Fatigue
  • Edema
  • Impotence
  • Priapism
  • Hypersensitivity to components
  • Hepatic impairment
  • Atazanavir
  • Chloramphenicol
  • Clarithromycin
  • Cobicistat
  • Darunavir
  • Fosamprenavir
  • Idelalisib
  • Itraconazole
  • Ketoconazole
  • Levoketoconazole
  • Lonafarnib
  • Lopinavir/ritonavir
  • Mifepristone
  • Nefazodone
  • Nelfinavir
  • Pimozide
  • Posaconazole
  • Ribociclib
  • Ritonavir
  • Saquinavir
  • Thioridazine
  • Tucatinib
  • Voriconazole

                                   Drug Status

Availability Prescription only
Pregnancy Not for use in women
Breastfeeding Not for use in women
Schedule Not controlled
BRAND NAME STRENGTH FORMULATION PACK SIZE MANUFACTURER DISTRIBUTOR
Alfutor ER 10mg Tablet 30’s Torrent Pharma C/O Medox Medox Pharma
Flotral 10mg Tablet 30’s Sun Pharma Sun Pharma
Xatral LP 10mg Tablet 30’s Sanofi-Aventis Ressourcethica Kenya
Xatral XL 5mg Tablet 56’s Sanofi-Aventis Ressourcethica Kenya
Xatral 2.5mg Tablet 30’s Sanofi-Aventis Ressourcethica Kenya