Dutasteride/tamsulosin

Dutasteride/tamsulosin, sold under the brand name Jalyn among others, is a medication produced by GlaxoSmithKline for the treatment of adult male symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). It is a combination of two previously existing medications: dutasteride, brand name Avodart, and tamsulosin, brand name Flomax. It contains 0.5 mg of dutasteride and 0.4 mg of tamsulosin hydrochloride.[1]

Dutasteride/tamsulosin
Combination of
Dutasteride5α-Reductase inhibitor
TamsulosinAlpha-1 blocker
Clinical data
Trade namesJalyn
AHFS/Drugs.comProfessional Drug Facts
License data
Pregnancy
category
  • AU: X (High risk)
Routes of
administration
By mouth
ATC code
  • None
Legal status
Legal status
Identifiers
KEGG

Jalyn was the result of the CombAT (Combination of Avodart and Tamsulosin) trial of 2008. It was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on June 14, 2010.[2] In June 2011, the FDA approved a label change warning of "Increased Risk of High-grade Prostate Cancer" from Jalyn.[3]

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