“I think it's important for urologists and physicians to have an open mind in regard to complementary approaches to the treatment of BPH-related LUTS in men,” says J. Curtis Nickel, MD, FRCSC.
In this video, J. Curtis Nickel, MD, FRCSC, discusses future research on saw palmetto and why he thinks there is enough evidence to support urologists prescribing this medication to patients suffering from lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia. Nickel is a professor of urology at Queen’s University, and a research chair in urologic pain and inflammation at Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Academic, private practice urologists collaborate to change BPH reimbursement
April 1st 2024"We really aimed to affect 3 different contraindications and instead achieved retirement of the entire policy, which, we think, really opens up this wonderful technology to literally hundreds of thousands more patients across the country," says Arpeet Shah, MD.