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Hytrin

Hytrin

1 8.1
A medicine that lowers high blood pressure
  • noun
  • Specialized
: Hytrin
  • Many patients report positive effects from Hytrin.

Examples

  • The doctor prescribed Hytrin for my high blood pressure.

  • Hytrin is a medication commonly prescribed to help control Hytrin blood pressure.

  • My doctor prescribed Hytrin to help control my high blood pressure.

  • Patients taking Hytrin should be monitored for side effects such as dizziness.

  • The pharmacy switched my medication from Hytrin to its generic equivalent.

  • Doctors often recommend Hytrin for patients suffering from hypertension.

  • Many patients have found that taking Hytrin significantly reduced their blood pressure.

Synonyms

antihypertensive
vsHytrin
  • Specialized
1 4.6

A medicine that lowers high blood pressure

is a brand name for a particular treatment rather than the general term
terazosin
vsHytrin
  • Specialized
1 7.5

A medicine that relaxes blood vessels and prostate muscles to lower high blood pressure and help pass urine

is a brand name for a specific blood pressure medicine not the generic drug
antihypertensive drug
vsHytrin
  • Specialized
1 3.6

A medicine that lowers high blood pressure

is the brand name for one of these medicines rather than the class

Surface Forms

Hytrin singular
Hytrins plural

Etymology

The name Hytrin echoes the word hypertension ('high blood pressure') and ends with -in, a common medicine ending. So it's easy to remember Hytrin is a drug used to treat 'high blood pressure'.