Flomax and Heart palpitations - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Heart palpitations is reported as a side effect among people who take Flomax (tamsulosin hydrochloride), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Lipitor, and have Pain.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Heart palpitations when taking Flomax. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 50,469 people who have side effects when taking Flomax 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 Heart palpitations?

Heart palpitations (feelings or sensations that your heart is pounding or racing) is found to be associated with 2,446 drugs and 3,633 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Heart palpitations.

On Jul, 04, 2026

50,469 people reported to have side effects when taking Flomax.
Among them, 458 people (0.91%) have Heart palpitations.

Among these 458 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Flomax and have Heart palpitations?

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Flomax:

Flomax (52,865 reports)

Heart palpitations treatments and more:

Heart palpitations (147,650 reports)

How severe was Heart palpitations and when was it recovered:

Heart palpitations in Flomax

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of tamsulosin hydrochloride:

Heart palpitations and drugs with ingredients of tamsulosin hydrochloride (657 reports)

Sub-studies by gender and age:

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

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

Browse all side effects of Flomax:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Heart palpitations:

Heart palpitations (2,446 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Heart palpitations:

Heart palpitations (3,633 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on tamsulosin hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Flomax) and Flomax (the brand name). 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).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

WARNING: Please DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting a physician since doing so could be hazardous to your health.

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