Two types of drug are used to manage benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Alpha blockers, such as alfuzosin, indoramin, prazosin, tamsulosin and terazosin, relieve lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) ...

Old man taking a pill New study is the largest to date assessing cardiovascular risks in patients taking alpha blockers. Men who take alpha blockers (ABs) rather than 5-alpha reductase inhibitors ...

Rapaflo (silodosin), an alpha blocker marketed by Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., in Corona, Calif., for oral, once-daily treatment of the signs and symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) has ...

Older first-time users of alpha-blockers for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) have increased risk for ischemic stroke if they are not already taking antihypertensives, according to a study published ...

: To evaluate the likelihood of alphaadrenergic antagonist (alpha-blocker) discontinuation in combination with dutasteride or finasteride among patients aged =65 years with enlarged prostate. Methods ...

Objective: The objective of this study was todirectly assess the likelihood and timing of alphablocker discontinuation in patients receivingcombination therapy with dutasteride orfinasteride plus an ...

Alpha blockers are substances that antagonize alpha receptors which are located primarily in smooth muscle. This acts to vasodilate in the arterial system and, thus, these agents are used to treat ...

2019 AUG 12 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Information Technology Business Daily-- Research findings on Urogenital Diseases and Conditions - Prostatic HyperplAsia are discussed in ...

Researchers conducted a retrospective matched cohort study to compare the risk of death among BPH patients treated with 5ARIs, as monotherapy or in combination with alpha-blockers, and those treated ...

May 12, 2004 (San Francisco) -- The extended-release formulation of tolterodine (Detrol LA), often used to treat overactive bladder in women, is also effective in men with urinary frequency due to ...