Abstract

The follow-up results, as well as own case study, are presented to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of creeping palm fruit extract (Permixon) in combination with an α-blocker in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) of moderate severity associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The follow-up study involved 58 male patients aged 48 to 70 years (mean age 60.1±3.4 years). Group 1 (n=30) was assigned a combined therapy with Tamsulosin (alpha blocker) (0.4 mg once daily) and Permixon (1 capsule, 160 mg, twice daily) for 6 months. Group 2 (n=28) underwent monotherapy with Tamsulosin (0.4 mg once daily) also for 6 months. The observed patients underwent a comprehensive urological examination, which included an assessment of symptoms in points on IPSS (International Prostate Symptom Score); laboratory and instrumental studies. The patients were examined before and 3 and 6 months after therapy initiation. Therapy tolerability was assessed by the frequency and severity of local and/or systemic adverse events. Initially, the maximum urinary flow rate, residual urine volume, IPSS and prostate volume in patients from both groups did not differ statistically significantly. In the intergroup comparison, by 6 months of treatment (versus the treatment initiation), the average urinary flow rates in group 1 increased almost twice, and in group 2 only by 18% (p<0.05). There was a decrease in the residual urine volume in patients of groups 1 and 2, respectively, by 52.6 and 22.6% (p<0.05). The sum of the IPSS decreased by 46.1 and 21.5%, respectively (p<0.05). At the same time, no significant tendency in the volume of the prostate gland in group 2 were revealed in the first 3 months of therapy, However, after 6 months there was an increase in the average prostate volume by 8.8%. In group 1, prostate volume decreased by almost 20% over 6 months of therapy. The tolerability of the studied drug was satisfactory; no adverse events were noted in any patient. Permixone is an effective drug with a high safety profile within the pathogenetic therapy of BPH, affecting a number of factors concerning the development and progression of this disease KEYWORDS: benign prostatic hyperplasia, lower urinary tract symptoms, microcirculation, Serenoa repens, phytotherapy, Laser Doppler flowmetry FOR CITATION: Nashivochnikova N.A. Informed method of choice concerning conservative therapy of BPH. Russian Medical Inquiry. 2022;6(4):187–194 (in Russ.). DOI: 10.32364/2587-6821-2022-6-4-187-194.

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