Pregnancy Interaction

• Men can only take this drug.
• It is absolutely not safe to use dutasteride during pregnancy.
• Can cause serious birth abnormalities in a male baby.
• Pregnant women should not touch capsules or tablets that are broken, crushed, or leaking.
• There is also no known safety for Maxvoid Plus 8mg/0.5mg Tablet during pregnancy.
• Not applicable for breastfeeding (medicine is not for women).

Faq For Medicine

Q1. What is this mix for?

To treat Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), which is when a man's prostate gets too big.

Q2. When will I see changes?

Silodosin: 2–7 days of relief. Over the course of 3 to 6 months, dutasteride shrinks the prostate.

Q3. Does it fix an enlarged prostate?

It doesn't cure the disease for good, but it does help with symptoms, shrink the prostate, and stop it from getting worse.

Q4. Does it have an effect on sexual performance?

Yes, it can lower libido, make it harder to ejaculate, or cause erectile problems in some men.

Q5: Should you eat it with food?

Yes. Taking after meals makes you less dizzy.

Q6. Is it safe for older guys to take this?

Yes, but only with a doctor's help because it might cause low blood pressure and dizziness.

Q7. Is it safe to take with blood pressure drugs?

Be careful; it could make your blood pressure drop too low.

Expert Advice

• If you can, take the tablet after dinner.
• To avoid postural hypotension (a quick drop in blood pressure), get up slowly from a sitting or sleeping position.
• Don't drive or use equipment until you know how the medicine will effect you.
• Don't drink alcohol; it makes you more dizzy.
• Don't give blood for six months after you stop taking dutasteride (to keep pregnant women from getting it).
• Tell your doctor if you have:
• Liver illness
• Kidney disease
• Low blood pressure
• A history of prostate cancer
• Tell your eye surgeon before cataract surgery that you are taking silodosin, which might cause floppy iris syndrome.

 Side Effects 

• Feeling dizzy or lightheaded
• Retrograde ejaculation (less semen when ejaculating)
• Problems in getting an erection
• Tiredness
• Low blood pressure
• Stuffed up nose
• Less sex drive
• Not as Common:
• Diarrhea
• Pain in the head
• Breast discomfort or swelling (because of dutasteride)
• Legs that are swollen
• Very serious (rare):
• Very bad allergic reaction
• Passing out
• Painful long-lasting erection (priapism)
• Changes in liver enzymes
• Get help right once if you have serious symptoms.

 How It Works 

• A blocker of alpha-1 adrenergic.
• Muscles of:
• Prostate
• Neck of the bladder
• Gets better:
• Flow of urine
• Having trouble starting to urinate
• Weak stream
• Having to go to the bathroom a lot and quickly
• Dutasteride (0.5mg):
• An inhibitor of 5-alpha reductase.
• Stops testosterone from becoming into DHT (dihydrotestosterone).
• Slowly makes the prostate smaller and slows down the growth of the prostate.
• The combined effect is that silodosin quickly relieves symptoms and dutasteride slowly reduces the size of the prostate.

Medicine Interaction

• Important Interactions:
• Antihypertensive medicines → higher chance of having low blood pressure.
• Strong antifungals (such ketoconazole and itraconazole) raise the amount of silodosin.
• Macrolide antibiotics (clarithromycin, erythromycin) → more adverse effects.
• HIV drugs (such ritonavir and indinavir) make silodosin levels quite high.
• Other alpha-blockers cause a big reduction in blood pressure.
• Warfarin could change INR, thus you need to keep an eye on it.
• Food and alcohol interaction:
• Take it after you eat.
• Stay away from alcohol (it makes you more likely to get dizzy and faint).

 How to Use

• Take one pill per day, generally after dinner.
• Do not crumble or chew; just swallow whole with water.
• Take it every day at the same time.
• If you forget a dose, take it when you remember. If it's close to the next dose, skip it.
• You shouldn't stop taking the medicine without talking to your doctor first.

 Uses / Indications

• Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
• Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) caused by an enlarged prostate:
• Weak stream of urine
• Having trouble starting to urinate
• Going to the bathroom a lot
• Urgency to urinate
• Nocturia (urinating at night)
• Not fully emptying the bladder