Open AccessTamsulosin plus a new complementary and alternative medicine in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia: Results from a retrospective comparative study
Author(s) -
Ferdinando Fusco,
Massimiliano Creta,
Francesco Trama,
Fabio Esposito,
Felice Crocetto,
Achille Aveta,
Francesco Mangiapia,
Ciro Imbimbo,
Marco Capece,
Roberto La Rocca,
Vincenzo Mirone,
Nicola Longo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
archivio italiano di urologia andrologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.429
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2282-4197
pISSN - 1124-3562
DOI - 10.4081/aiua.2020.3.173
Subject(s) - tamsulosin , medicine , lower urinary tract symptoms , urology , international prostate symptom score , hyperplasia , overactive bladder , prostate , adverse effect , alternative medicine , pathology , cancer
We aimed to compare the efficacy of tamsulosin 0.4 mg once a day alone and the combination therapy involving tamsulosin 0.4 mg once a day plus the complementary and alternative medicine consisting of vitamins (C and D), herbal products (Cucurbita maxima, Capsicum annum, Polygonum capsicatum) and amino acid L-Glutamine bid in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms related to benign prostatic hyperplasia (LUTS/BPH).