Silodosin

🧮 Dose calculator

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) · Regimen source: FDA Silodosin · 2.1

• • If swallowing is difficult, the capsule may be opened onto applesauce. FDA Silodosin · 2.1

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Silodosin · 8.1

  “Risk Summary Silodosin is not indicated for use in females.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Silodosin · 8.2

  “Silodosin is not indicated for use in females.”

• 👶 ChildrenSafety not established

  Label: safety and effectiveness in children have not been established. FDA Silodosin · 8.4

  “Safety and effectiveness in pediatric patients have not been established.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Silodosin · 8.5

  “In double-blind, placebo-controlled, 12-week clinical studies of silodosin, 259 (55.6%) were under 65 years of age, 207 (44.4%) patients were 65 years of age and over, while 60 (12.9%) patients were 75 years of age and over.Orthostatic hypotension was reported in 2.3% of silodosin patients < 65 years of age (1.2% for …”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialUse with caution

  Label has advice on pregnancy testing, contraception or fertility for females and males. FDA Silodosin · 8.3

  “Infertility Males Possible effects on male fertility could be observed based on findings in rats at exposures that were at least two times higher than at the MRHD (based on AUC).”