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alpha blocker

An agent that blocks activity at the alpha-adrenergic receptors, which are used as second-line antihypertensives. Alpha blockers provide symptomatic relief for benign prostate hypertrophy.

Examples
Doxazosin (Cardura), prazosin (Minipress), terazosin (Hytrin).

Side effects
Dizziness, headache, weakness, nasal congestion, fluid retention, drowsiness.

References in periodicals archive ?

Patients in whom alpha blockers were administered due to the growth of postoperative adenoma and who had been operated on due to urethral stricture, bladder neck contracture or a growing adenoma were also noted and recorded.

Benign prostat hiperplazisi nedeniyle uygulanan plazmakinetik ye monopolar transuretral rezeksiyonun 7 yillik karsilastirmali sonuclari / Comparative outcomes of plasmakinetic versus monopolar transurethral resection of benign prostatic hyperplasia: 7 years' results

In our study, we investigate the predictability of MET success with alpha blockers based on the HU and HD values measured by CT for distal ureteral stones.

Can the Hounsfield unit predict the success of medically expulsive therapy?

17) In our study, spontaneous stone passage in the group treated with alpha blockers and diclofenac sodium was higher than the groups treated with diclofenac sodium only or diclofenac sodium and prednisolone.

Akut renal kolik tedavisinde diklofenak sodyum, metilprednizolon ve alfa blokor tedavilerinin karsilastmlmast / Comparison of the therapeutic effects of diclofenac sodium, prednisolone and an alpha blocker for the treatment of renal colic

Evidence from subsequent analyses of ALLHAT and other clinical outcome trials confirm that neither alpha blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, nor calcium channel blockers surpass thiazide-type diuretics (at appropriate dosage) as initial therapy for reduction of cardiovascular or renal risk," the authors wrote.

Study confirms 'water pill' outperforms other high blood pressure drugs

Retrograde ejaculation, or an orgasm with reduced semen, is an expected and reversible effect of selective alpha blockers and thought to be a direct reflection of the product's selective binding properties.

Watson Pharmaceuticals Announces New Research Showing RAPAFLO(R) (silodosin) Improves Outcomes for Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome

Alpha blockers have been noted to effect cholesterol levels (decrease in total cholesterol, LDL, and triglycerides; increase in HDL).

Medication Update. (Featured CME Topic: Hypertension)

Finasteride monotherapy maintains stable lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia following cessation of alpha blockers.

Assessing the cost-benefit relationship in BPH therapy

38) The alpha blockers work by inhibiting [[alpha].

Medical management of benign prostatic hyperplasia in the light of available evidence / Mevcut kanitlar isiginda benign prostat hiperplazisinin tibbi tedavisi

Total Sales of Branded Alpha Blockers for BPH, 1998-2006

Research and Markets: Gain Insight into the Flomax Case Study: Evolving Disease State Awareness to Succeed with New Method of Action

A provisional diagnosis of pheochromocytoma was done and he started on alpha blockers.

Adrenal artery pseudoaneurysm in pheochromocytoma presenting with catastrophic retroperitoneal haemorrhage

Finasteride monotherapy maintains stable lower urinary tract symptoms in men with BPH following cessation of alpha blockers.

2010 Update: Guidelines for the management of benign prostatic hyperplasia

First-generation alpha blockers are nonselective with regard to alpha 1 adrenoreceptor subtypes and, as a result, have been associated with orthostatic hypotension," said Leonard S.

New Published Data Demonstrate Long-Term Safety, Efficacy and Tolerability of Watson's RAPAFLO(R) (silodosin) for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) Symptom Relief