What is another name for terazosin?

Terazosin is a prescription drug used as an alpha-adrenergic blocker to treat high blood pressure and enlarged prostate. Terazosin is available under the following different brand names: Hytrin.

What is terazosin good for?

Terazosin is in a class of medications called alpha-blockers. It relieves the symptoms of BPH by relaxing the muscles of the bladder and prostate. It lowers blood pressure by relaxing the blood vessels so that blood can flow more easily through the body.

What is the chemical name of terazosin?

HYTRIN (terazosin hydrochloride), an alpha-1-selective adrenoceptor blocking agent, is a quinazoline derivative represented by the following chemical name and structural formula: (RS)-Piperazine, 1-(4-amino-6,7-dimethoxy-2-quinazolinyl)-4-[(tetra-hydro-2-furanyl)carbonyl]-, monohydrochloride, dihydrate.

What is the brand name for finasteride?

Finasteride oral tablet is available in brand-name and generic versions. Brand names include: Proscar and Propecia. Finasteride only comes as a tablet you take by mouth. Finasteride is used to treat enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia) and male pattern hair loss.

Is Clonidine a brand name?

Clonidine is available as both a generic and brand-name drug. Brand name(s): Kapvay.

What are the ingredients in terazosin capsules?

Terazosin Capsules, USP for oral ingestion are supplied in four dosage strengths containing terazosin hydrochloride equivalent to 1 mg, 2 mg, 5 mg, or 10 mg of terazosin. The 1 mg, 2 mg, 5 mg and 10 mg capsules contain the following inactive ingredients: lactose monohydrate, starch, stearic acid and talc.

When should terazosin be taken for hypotension?

To decrease the likelihood of syncope or excessive hypotension, treatment should always be initiated with a 1 mg dose of terazosin, given at bedtime. The 2 mg, 5 mg and 10 mg capsules are not indicated as initial therapy.

What is terazosin USP used to treat?

INDICATIONS AND USAGE. Terazosin Capsules, USP are indicated for the treatment of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). There is a rapid response, with approximately 70% of patients experiencing an increase in urinary flow and improvement in symptoms of BPH when treated with Terazosin Capsules, USP.

What is the initial dose of terazosin for alpha antagonists?

Because Terazosin, like all alpha antagonists, can cause unusually large falls in blood pressure after the first dose or first few doses, the initial dose was 1 mg in virtually all trials, with subsequent titration to a specified fixed dose or titration to some specified blood pressure end point (usually a supine diastolic pressure of 90 mmHg).