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Tamsulosin: Applications & Regions

Tamsulosin, sold under the brand name Flomax among others, is a medication used to treat symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia and chronic prostatitis. It is also used to help with the passage of kidney stones. The evidence for benefit with a kidney stone is better when the stone is larger. Tamsulosin is taken by mouth.

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Tamsulosin topic overview

The analysis highlights Applications and Regions as prominent areas in the source structure around Tamsulosin.

Related topics
45
Source areas
5
Connected nodes
50
Extracted relationships
90
Related term clusters
20
Bridge connections
50

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 16 topics
Adverse effects · 11 topics
Brand names · 6 topics
Mechanism · 6 topics
Medical uses · 6 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

3D model (JSmol)
Interactive image
AHFS/Drugs.com
Monograph
ATC code
G04CA02 (WHO)
Bioavailability
100% (by mouth)
CAS Number
106133-20-4 Y
ChEBI
CHEBI:9398 Y

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Overview

Medical uses

Adverse effects

Mechanism

Brand names

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Advanced semantic analysis

How Tamsulosin connects Entity context

The extracted context around Tamsulosin shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Tamsulosin → Astellas Pharma Europe, Bangladesh, Boehringer Ingelheim, Canada, Contiflo XL, CSL, Drug Administration, EEA, European Economic Area, FDA, Flomax, Flomaxtra, France, Generic, Harnal, Harnal OCAS, Iceland, In Egypt, In Mexico, India Another extracted example is Tamsulosin → Avodart, CombAT, Drug Administration, Duodart, FDA, Jalyn, June, US Food. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Tamsulosin

Top relations

related to Brand names · 42
Tamsulosin → Astellas Pharma Europe, Bangladesh, Boehringer Ingelheim, Canada, Contiflo XL, CSL, Drug Administration, EEA, European Economic Area, FDA, Flomax, Flomaxtra, France, Generic, Harnal, Harnal OCAS, Iceland, In Egypt, In Mexico, India
related to Combination therapy · 8
Tamsulosin → Avodart, CombAT, Drug Administration, Duodart, FDA, Jalyn, June, US Food
has effect · 5
Tamsulosin → Adverse, Alpha-blockers, Eyes, People, Severe
Legal status · 4
Tamsulosin → AU: S4 (Prescription only), CA: ℞-only, UK: OTC, US: ℞-only
KEGG · 2
Tamsulosin → as HCl: D01024 Y, D08560 Y
is a · 2
Tamsulosin → alpha blocker and works by relaxing muscles in the prostate, selective α1 receptor antagonist that has preferential selectivity for the α1A receptor in the prostate versus the α1B receptor in the blood vessels.It may also have activity at…
3D model (JSmol) · 1
Tamsulosin → Interactive image
AHFS/Drugs.com · 1
Tamsulosin → Monograph
ATC code · 1
Tamsulosin → G04CA02 (WHO)
Bioavailability · 1
Tamsulosin → 100% (by mouth)

Important terminology

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Important terminology

sold medication kidney brand name benign prostatic hyperplasia also used effects flomax blocker names stones prostate approved generic us drug

Tamsulosin relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 90 structured relationships around Tamsulosin. Examples in this analysis include Tamsulosin → 3D model (JSmol) → Interactive image and Tamsulosin → AHFS/Drugs.com → Monograph. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Tamsulosin3D model (JSmol)Interactive image1.00infobox
TamsulosinAHFS/Drugs.comMonograph1.00infobox
TamsulosinATC codeG04CA02 (WHO)1.00infobox
TamsulosinBioavailability100% (by mouth)1.00infobox
TamsulosinCAS Number106133-20-4 Y1.00infobox
TamsulosinChEBICHEBI:9398 Y1.00infobox
TamsulosinChEMBLChEMBL836 Y1.00infobox
TamsulosinChemSpider114457 Y1.00infobox
TamsulosinCompTox Dashboard (EPA)DTXSID30236311.00infobox
TamsulosinDrug classα1 blocker1.00infobox
TamsulosinDrugBankDB00706 Y1.00infobox
TamsulosinECHA InfoCard100.109.7801.00infobox
TamsulosinElimination half-life9–13 hours1.00infobox
TamsulosinExcretion76% Kidney1.00infobox
TamsulosinFormulaC20H28N2O5S1.00infobox
TamsulosinIUPHAR/BPS4881.00infobox
TamsulosinKEGGD08560 Y1.00infobox
TamsulosinKEGGas HCl: D01024 Y1.00infobox
TamsulosinLegal statusAU: S4 (Prescription only)1.00infobox
TamsulosinLegal statusCA: ℞-only1.00infobox
TamsulosinLegal statusUK: OTC1.00infobox
TamsulosinLegal statusUS: ℞-only1.00infobox
TamsulosinLicense dataUS DailyMed: Tamsulosin1.00infobox
TamsulosinMedlinePlusa6980121.00infobox
TamsulosinMetabolismLiver1.00infobox
TamsulosinMolar mass408.51 g·mol−11.00infobox
TamsulosinPregnancy categoryAU: B21.00infobox
TamsulosinPronunciation/tæmˈsuːləsən/ tam-SOO-lə-sən1.00infobox
TamsulosinPubChem CID1292111.00infobox
TamsulosinRoutes of administrationBy mouth1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Related term clusters

The concept neighborhoods around Tamsulosin bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Benign, Hyperplasia and Prostatic. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Tamsulosin
    • Benign
    • Hyperplasia
    • Prostatic
    • Combination
    • Names
    • Approved
    • Prostate
    • Used
    • Also
    • Medical
    • Mouth
    • Muscles
  • tamsulosin
    • Benign
    • Hyperplasia
    • Prostatic
    • Combination
    • Names
    • Approved
    • Prostate
    • Used
    • Also
    • Medical
    • Mouth
    • Muscles
  • benign prostatic hyperplasia
    • Hyperplasia
    • Prostatic
    • Others
    • Combination
    • Passage
    • Flomax
    • Kidney
    • Stones
    • Used
    • Name
    • Brand
    • Tamsulosin
  • alpha blocker
    • Prostate
    • Muscles
    • Blocker
    • Help
    • Medical
    • Mouth
    • Others
    • Administration
    • Combination
    • Effects
    • Names
    • Passage
  • dutasteride/tamsulosin
    • Benign
    • Hyperplasia
    • Prostatic
    • Combination
    • Names
    • Approved
    • Prostate
    • Used
    • Also
    • Medical
    • Mouth
    • Muscles
  • food and drug administration
    • Drug
    • Us
    • Combination
    • Approved
    • Help
    • Medical
    • Mouth
    • Others
    • Blocker
    • Effects
    • Names
    • Passage
  • brand names
    • Name
    • Flomax
    • Sold
    • Names
    • Others
    • Tamsulosin
    • Used
    • Benign
    • Hyperplasia
    • Prostatic
    • Passage
    • Stones
  • adverse effects
    • Include
    • Side
    • Blood
    • Help
    • Medical
    • Mouth
    • Others
    • Administration
    • Blocker
    • Combination
    • May
    • Names

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Tamsulosin, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Tamsulosin with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Tamsulosin — Overview · splits 34 ⟂ 17
Tamsulosin — Adverse effects · splits 39 ⟂ 12
Tamsulosin — Medical uses · splits 44 ⟂ 7
Tamsulosin — Mechanism · splits 44 ⟂ 7
Tamsulosin — Brand names · splits 44 ⟂ 7

Map overview Semantic statistics

Tamsulosin

Nodes51
Edges50
Triples90
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.039216
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Tamsulosin to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Applications & Regions, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Tamsulosin · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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