Antiadrenergic Agents, Peripherally Acting

*Prices reflect U.S. average retail price

Minipress (prazosin)

Prazosin, trade names Minipress, Vasoflex, Lentopres and Hypovase, is a sympatholytic drug used to treat high blood pressure, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It is an α1-blocker that acts as an inverse agonist at alpha-1 adrenergic receptors... Wikipedia

 

Manufacturer's Website: Minipress                                                                                                                         Average retail cost: $88/month

Cardura (doxazosin)

DOXAZOSIN is an antihypertensive. It works by relaxing the blood vessels. It is used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in men and to treat high blood pressure in both men and women.

 

Manufacturer's Website: Cardura                                                                                                                     Average retail cost: $633/month

Cardura XL (doxazosin)

DOXAZOSIN is an antihypertensive. It works by relaxing the blood vessels. It is used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in men and to treat high blood pressure in both men and women.

 

Manufacturer's Website: Cardura                                                                                                                           Average retail cost: $239/month

Jalyn (dutasteride/tamsulosin)

DUTASTERIDE; TAMSULOSIN is 2 drugs in one capsule used together to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in men with enlarged prostate. It works by relaxing muscles in the prostate and bladder neck. This improves urine flow and reduces BPH symptoms.

 

Manufacturer's Website: Not Available                                                                                                            Average retail cost: $2,495/month

Flomax (tamsulosin)

Tamsulosin, sold under the trade name Alna ® / Flomax ®, is a medication used to treat symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), help with the passage of kidney stones, and for urinary retention along with other measures. Tamsulosin, and other medications in the class called alpha blockers, work by relaxing bladder neck muscles and muscle fibers in the prostate itself and make it easier to urinate... Wikipedia

 

 

Manufacturer's Website: Flomax                                                                                                                     Average retail cost: $345/month

Rapaflo (silodosin)

Silodosin (trade names Rapaflo (USA), Silodyx (Europe and South Africa), Rapilif (India), Silodal (India), Sildoo(India) Urief (Japan), Thrupas (South Korea), Urorec (Russia)) is a medication for the symptomatic treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. It acts as an α1-adrenoceptor antagonist with high uroselectivity (selectivity for the prostate)... Wikipedia

 

 

Manufacturer's Website: Rapaflo                                                                                                                      Average retail cost: $968/month

Uroxatral (alfuzosin)

Alfuzosin (INN, provided as the hydrochloride salt) is a pharmaceutical drug of the α1 blocker class. As an antagonist of the α1 adrenergic receptor, it works by relaxing the muscles in the prostate and bladder neck, making it easier to urinate. It is thus used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Alfuzosin is marketed in the United States by Sanofi Aventis under the brand name Uroxatral and elsewhere under the tradenames Xat, Xatral, Prostetrol and Alfural... Wikipedia

 

 

Manufacturer's Website: Not Available                                                                                                               Average retail cost: $980/month

Vecamyl (mecamylamine)

Mecamylamine (INN, BAN; or mecamylamine hydrochloride (USAN); brand names Inversine, Vecamyl) is a non-selective, non-competitive antagonist of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) that was introduced in the 1950s as an antihypertensive drug... Wikipedia

 

 

Manufacturer's Website: Vecamyl                                                                                                                  Average retail cost: *

 

* This drug is only available at select specialty pharmacies, which usually means it may be expensive.

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