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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.
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Table 1 : Change in IPSS Score--Before and after administration of PDE5 inhibitor: Tadalafil Dose 5mg once daily Group Incomplete Frequency Intermittency Emptying Patients on N 60 60 60 Alpha Blocker Mean 4.
Clinical use of low dose Tadalafil in combination with alpha blocker in the management of benign prostatic hyperplasia
1 Recently many agents such as calcium channel blockers, corticosteroids, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and alpha blockers have been used to facilitate stone passage along the ureter.
Effects and outcome of Tamsulosin more than just stone clearance after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for renal calculi
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
Hytrin is the only alpha blocker now approved for BPH treatment by the Food and Drug Administration.
Treating your enlarged prostate: benign prostatic hyperplasia
2) Medical treatment options include Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflamatuar Drugs (NSAIDs), alpha blockers, steroids and calcium channel blockers.
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
In the ALLHAT study, diuretic drugs were compared to angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors that widen blood vessels and decrease resistance, calcium channel blockers that relax vessels by slowing the flow of calcium into the heart and alpha blockers, which also relax blood vessels.
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Medical expulsive therapy (MET) administered with calcium channel blockers (nifedipine) or alpha blockers increase the chance of spontaneous passage in over 80% of cases for ureteral stones.
Can the Hounsfield unit predict the success of medically expulsive therapy?
For men with larger prostates, higher PSA levels and obstructive symptoms, a combination of an alpha blocker to provide fast relief and a 5-ARI may be prescribed.
Which pill is right for your enlarged prostate: a variety of medications can help when your swollen prostate causes urinary problems, but not every one may be right for you
Alpha blockers have been noted to effect cholesterol levels (decrease in total cholesterol, LDL, and triglycerides; increase in HDL).
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First Approved Alpha Blocker Positioned as Less Risky
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6) Initial studies for the assessment of finasteride in combination with terazosin, doxazosin or alfuzosin were of short duration (6 months to 1 year) and failed to establish a benefit for combination therapy over placebo or alpha blocker monotherapy in terms of symptom improvement.
Medical management of benign prostatic hyperplasia in the light of available evidence / Mevcut kanitlar isiginda benign prostat hiperplazisinin tibbi tedavisi
There is evidence that discontinuation of an alpha blocker after a period of combination therapy may provide durable symptom relief.
Assessing the cost-benefit relationship in BPH therapy

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