Flomax and Effient drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Drug interactions are reported among people who take Flomax (tamsulosin hydrochloride) and Effient (prasugrel hydrochloride). Common drug interactions include calcium deficiency among females and chest pain among males.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Flomax and Effient. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 94 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Flomax?

Flomax has active ingredients of tamsulosin hydrochloride. It is often used in enlarged prostate. eHealthMe is studying from 52,865 Flomax users. Check the latest studies of Flomax.

What is Effient?

Effient has active ingredients of prasugrel hydrochloride. It is often used in stent. eHealthMe is studying from 9,482 Effient users. Check the latest studies of Effient.



On Jul, 09, 2026

94 people who take Flomax and Effient together, and have interactions are studied.

Flomax and Effient drug interactions.

What are the common drug interactions of Flomax and Effient, by gender? *:

female:

  1. Calcium deficiency (lack of calcium)
  2. Calculus urinary (stone in urinary system)
  3. Cataract (clouding of the lens inside the eye)
  4. Cellulitis staphylococcal (a type of bacteria originated skin soft tissue infection)
  5. Death
  6. Diabetes mellitus (diabetes, caused by a deficiency of the pancreatic hormone insulin)
  7. Gait disturbance
  8. Multiple sclerosis relapse (reoccurrence of a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath)
  9. Neoplasm malignant (cancer tumour)
  10. Osteopenia (a condition where bone mineral density is lower than normal)

male:

  1. Chest pain
  2. Chronic kidney disease
  3. Blood urine present
  4. Dyspnoea (difficult or laboured respiration)
  5. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
  6. Haematochezia (passage of stools containing blood)
  7. Asthenia (weakness)
  8. Dizziness
  9. Angina pectoris (chest pain due to ischemia of the heart muscle)
  10. Blood glucose increased

What are the common drug interactions of Flomax and Effient, by age (0-1 to 60+)? *:

0-1:

n/a

2-9:

n/a

10-19:

n/a

20-29:

n/a

30-39:

n/a

40-49:

  1. Anaemia (lack of blood)
  2. Cardiac disorder
  3. Cerebrovascular disorder (disease of brain)
  4. Hemiplegic migraine (migraine attacks occurring in two or more people in the same family who experience weakness on one side of body)
  5. Paronychia (infection in the tissues adjacent to a nail on a finger or toe)
  6. Pericardial effusion (fluid around the heart)
  7. Pleural effusion (water on the lungs)
  8. Thrombosis (formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel)
  9. Blood glucose increased
  10. Blood sodium decreased

50-59:

  1. Renal failure (kidney dysfunction)
  2. Urinary retention (the inability to completely or partially empty the bladder)
  3. Coronary arterial stent insertion
  4. Acute monocytic leukaemia (a type of blood cancer)
  5. Ankylosing spondylitis (type of arthritis affecting the spine)
  6. Asthenia (weakness)
  7. Atrophy (wasting away of a part of the body)
  8. Blood pressure systolic increased
  9. Bone density decreased
  10. Bone disorder

60+:

  1. Chest pain
  2. Myocardial infarction (destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle)
  3. Anaemia (lack of blood)
  4. Back pain
  5. Blood glucose decreased
  6. Drug ineffective
  7. Hyperhidrosis (abnormally increased sweating)
  8. Hyperparathyroidism secondary (an abnormally high concentration of parathyroid hormone in the blood, resulting in weakening of the bones through loss of calcium-secondary)
  9. Intestinal perforation (complete penetration of the wall of the intestine)
  10. Large intestine perforation (hole in large intestine)

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. High Blood Cholesterol: 15 people, 15.96%
  2. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 12 people, 12.77%
  3. High Blood Pressure: 9 people, 9.57%
  4. Type 2 Diabetes: 8 people, 8.51%
  5. Constipation: 6 people, 6.38%
  6. Pain: 5 people, 5.32%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Sub-studies by gender and age:

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Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on tamsulosin hydrochloride and prasugrel hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Flomax and Effient, respectively), and Flomax and Effient (the brand names). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

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