doxazosin

doxazosin
dox·a·zo·sin .däk-'sā-zō-sin n a quinazoline alpha-blocker administered in the form of its mesylate C23H25N5O5·CH4O3S to relieve urethral obstruction in benign prostatic hyperplasia and to treat hypertension see cardura

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n.
an alpha blocker drug used to treat high blood pressure. It is administered by mouth. Possible side-effects include faintness on standing up, weakness, dizziness, and headache. Trade name: Cardura.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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