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doxazosin

doxazosin

8.2
A medicine that relaxes blood vessels to lower high blood pressure and help men with an enlarged prostate
  • noun
  • /ˌdɒksəˈzoʊsɪn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : doxazosina
  • To improve blood flow, he was advised to take doxazosin every evening.
  • doxazosin blocker

Examples

  • The doctor prescribed doxazosin to help lower his high blood pressure.

  • A similar observation has been made with regard to the effect of the alpha-adrenergic blocker, doxazosin, on the risk of heart failure.

    Academic text (2003)

  • The patient takes doxazosin daily to manage benign prostatic hyperplasia effectively.

Synonyms

prazosin
vsdoxazosin
  • Specialized
1 6.4

A medicine that lowers high blood pressure by relaxing blood vessels

is used specifically to relax vessels and improve flow for prostate enlargement
Cardura
vsdoxazosin
  • Specialized
8.1

A medicine that relaxes blood vessels to lower blood pressure and helps men with an enlarged prostate

is the generic name with same effects rather than the brand
terazosin
vsdoxazosin
  • Specialized
7.5

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

focuses more on relaxing vessels to improve blood flow than on muscle action

Surface Forms

doxazosin singular
doxazosins plural

Etymology

Doxazosin is a drug name you can remember by splitting it into doxa- and the ending -zosin, which it shares with medicines like prazosin and terazosin. These -zosin drugs work to 'relax' blood vessels, so they lower blood pressure and can ease symptoms of an enlarged prostate.