Product Description:
- Prosnorm contains a medicine called finasteride. This belongs to a group of medicines called ‘5-alpha reductase inhibitors.
- Prosnorm shrinks the prostate gland in men when it is swollen.
- The prostate gland is found underneath the bladder (but only in men).
- It produces the fluid found in semen.
- A swollen prostate gland can lead to a condition called ‘benign prostatic hyperplasia or BPH.
What is BPH?
- If you have BPH it means that your prostate gland is swollen.
- It can press on the tube that urine passes through, on its way out of your body.
- This can lead to problems such as:
- Feel like you need to pass urine more often, especially at night
- Feeling that you must pass urine right away
- Finding it difficult to start passing urine
- When you pass urine the flow of urine is weak
- When you pass urine the flow stops and starts
- Feeling that you cannot empty your bladder.
How to use:
- Prosnorm You should take your tablets exactly as your doctor has told you.
- Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
- Taking this medicine
- The usual dose is one tablet each day.
- Take this medicine by mouth.
- Your doctor may prescribe Prosnorm along with another medicine (called doxazosin) to help control your BPH.
- If you take more Prosnorm than you should If you take too many tablets by mistake, contact
- your doctor immediately.
- If you forget to take Prosnorm
- If you forget to take a tablet, skip the missed dose.
- Take the next dose as usual.
- Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose.
Caution & Warnings:
Before you use Prosnorm
A - Do not take Prosnorm if:
- You are a woman (because this medicine is for men)
- You are allergic (hypersensitive) to finasteride or any of the other ingredients.
- Do not take Prosnorm if any of the above apply to you. If you are not sure, talk to your doctor or pharmacist.
- Prosnorm should not be used in children.
B - Take special care with Prosnorm
Check with your doctor or pharmacist before taking your medicine if:
- your partner is pregnant or planning to become pregnant. You should use a condom or other barrier method of contraception when
- taking Prosnorm. This is because your semen could contain a tiny amount of the drug and may affect the normal development
- of the baby’s sex organs.
- you are going to have a blood test called PSA.
- This is because Prosnorm can affect the results of this test.
- If you are not sure, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Prosnorm.
C- Taking other medicines Prosnorm does not usually affect other medicines.
- Always tell your doctor about all medicines you are taking or planning to take, including any obtained without a prescription.
D-Taking Prosnorm with food and drink Prosnorm can be taken with or without food
Ingredients:
What Prosnorm Tablet contains:
- The active substance: FinasterideThe other ingredients: Povidone, lactose monohydrate, sodium lauryl sulfate, microcrystalline cellulose,
- croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate, FD and C Blue No.2, Opadry white.