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Taking UROXATRAL

Take UROXATRAL exactly as prescribed by your doctor. UROXATRAL is approved as a once-daily 10-mg tablet to be taken with food. UROXATRAL tablets should not be crushed or split. And UROXATRAL has been shown to provide BPH symptom relief up to two years.

Important Safety Information

UROXATRAL can cause a sudden drop in blood pressure, especially when starting treatment. This may lead to fainting, dizziness, and lightheadedness.

Do not drive, operate machinery, or do any dangerous activity until you know how UROXATRAL will affect you. This is especially important if you already have a problem with low blood pressure or take medicines to treat high blood pressure. There may be an increased risk of low blood pressure and fainting when taking UROXATRAL in combination with blood pressure medication or nitrates, or erectile dysfunction medication.

Please see full Important Safety Information and full prescribing information below.

Some helpful suggestions on taking UROXATRAL:

• UROXATRAL should be taken immediately after the same meal each day.
• Do not take the tablet on an empty stomach. UROXATRAL tablets should be swallowed whole. Do not chew, crush or split the tablet.
• Optimal symptom relief may not be reached until the third month of treatment. If you stop taking UROXATRAL, your symptoms may return or worsen.
• If you miss a dose of UROXATRAL, call your doctor or pharmacist.
• If you take too much UROXATRAL, call your local poison control center or emergency room right away.
• If you are considering cataract surgery (clouding of the eyes), tell your doctor that you are currently taking UROXATRAL or have been previously treated with an alpha-blocker.

Before taking UROXATRAL, tell your doctor:

• If you have liver problems
• If you have kidney problems
• If you or any family members have a rare heart condition known as congenital prolongation of the QT interval
• About all the medicines you take, including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins and herbal supplements
• If you have experienced low blood pressure, especially after taking another medicine or medicine for erectile dysfunction
• If you have a heart problem called angina
• If you are considering cataract surgery (clouding of the eyes)

Do NOT take UROXATRAL if you:

• Have liver problems
• Are taking antifungal drugs like ketoconazole
• Are taking HIV drugs called protease inhibitors
• Are already taking an alpha-blocker either for high blood pressure or prostate problems
• Are a woman
• Are a child under the age of 18
• Are allergic to alfuzosin, the active ingredient in UROXATRAL, or any of the other ingredients in UROXATRAL (see full prescribing information for a complete list of ingredients in UROXATRAL)