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I am a female and taking flomax (tamsulosin) for 7 days for kidney stones. none have passed yet? is the medication not working for me?

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Dr. James Lin answered

Here are some ...: Flomax (tamsulosin) is used to relax smooth muscle of lower part of ureter and bladder neck so to ease the passage of distal ureteral stone; this effect and benefit have been clinically studied, but of course, would never be 100%. Generally speaking, the odd to spontaneously pass a stone of 4-6 mm may still pass and few stone

Answered 12/1/2019

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