A patient taking tamsulosin (Flomax) asks the nurse how the drug works. What is the nurse's best response?
a. "This drug works on your prostate gland to decrease its size."
b. "This drug signals the cells in your prostate gland not to grow."
c. "This drug works by relaxing the detrusor muscle of your bladder."
d. "This drug relaxes muscle around your urethra to improve urine flow."
D
Tamsulosin is a selective alpha-1 blocker that acts to relax smooth muscle tissue in the prostate gland, the neck of the bladder, and in the urethra. When these receptors are bound with selective alpha-1 blockers, the smooth muscle relaxes, placing less pressure on the urethra and improving urine flow.
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