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Sorry the drug he was on for 30 days was tamsulosin HCl.now wants to start zytiga.

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tamsulosin=flomax

Two very different drugs. Tamsulosin is the generation smell for Flomax, Flomax is designed to relax smooth muscles like the bladder and urethra is that one can urinate easier. The other is a type of chemo drug to fight cancer.

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