Q I was recently prescribed an
alpha blocker for high blood pressure, but I have noticed that I'm having trouble sleeping since I started taking the medication.
In addition to taking 3 antihypertensive medications, I discovered he had been prescribed doxazosin--an
alpha blocker, which also lowers blood pressure--for symptoms of benign prostatic hypertrophy.
Efficacy and safety of desmopression "add-on" therapy in men with persistent nocturia under
alpha blocker monotherapy for LUTS: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
After ESWL, they were randomly assigned by envelop method to either standard therapy or
alpha blocker (Tamsulosin) administration.
none of the patients in either group had undergone urethrotomy or re-operation or had initiated
alpha blocker therapy.
Urimax (Tamsulosin) is an
alpha blocker that works by relaxing the muscles of the bladder neck and prostate.
Kissei rapidly established robust growth of URIEF, which is now the second largest selling
alpha blocker in Japan.
Although commonly prescribed to treat chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome, alfuzosin (Uroxatral), a member of a class of drugs known as
alpha blockers, did not significantly reduce symptoms in recently diagnosed men who had not previously used an
alpha blocker, according to a study published Dec.
The study found that 73 percent of men with an enlarged prostate and overactive bladder who were given Detrol LA and an
alpha blocker called doxazosin reported improved symptoms.
A five-year, multicenter study provided the first scientific evidence that combining the
alpha blocker doxazosin (Cardura[R]) with the drug finasteride (Proscar[R]) was significantly more effective than using either treatment alone, said Dr.
The JNC recommendations for antihypertensives chosen for a hypertensive urgency include an
alpha blocker such as oral clonidine, an oral ACE inhibitor (captopril) or a direct vasodilator such as minoxidil.[6,11] Clonidine is available in sustained-release form to provide for longer coverage.
Alpha blocker drug treatment
Alpha blocker drugs are taken by mouth, usually once or twice a day.
alpha blocker - any of various drugs that block alpha-adrenergic receptors; used in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia; relaxes the muscles of the prostate and bladder