- 30 Mar 2009
Prostex, another over-the-counter medication, is made up of three pure amino acids (glycine, alanine and glutamic acid), according to its manufacturers, who claim the drug works by relieving swelling caused by edema (fluid retention) in the prostate and pelvic tissues. The problem here is that, because this swelling is not a cause of BPH, there is no evidence to suggest that treating edema will improve BPH symptoms.
To the best of our knowledge, there currently is no over-the-counter medication that’s effective in treating BPH. However, it is humbling to realize that one of the most effective medications for the heart, digitalis, is derived from a plant leaf, and one of the newest and most promising anti-cancer drugs, taxol, comes from the bark of the Western yew tree. So, because we don’t know the cause of
BPH, we can’t dismiss these medications out of hand. The makers of these over-the-counter medications have been strongly encouraged to carry out adequately controlled, randomized trials, so their value can be truly assessed.
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