Alpha-Blockers. Also called alpha-adrenergic blocking agents or alpha-1 blockers, these blood pressure medications prevent nerve signals from telling your blood vessels to tighten up.

Dr. Chang and his colleagues first described the connection between the uroselective alpha-1 blocker tamsulosin (Flomax) and IFIS in 2005 (J Cataract Refract Surg. 2005;31:664-673).

During a mean follow-up of 2 years, patients taking alpha blockers had no significant increased risk for fractures (HR = 0.92; 95% CI, 0.61-1.38) compared with those not taking alpha blockers.

These types of alpha-blockers are called selective alpha-1 blockers. They treat BPH by causing the prostate’s smooth muscle to relax, allowing urine to flow freely through the urethra.

Among 351,297 Swedish men in the Stockholm PSA and Biopsy registry, 39,856 (11.3%) had filled at least 2 prescriptions for an alpha-1 adrenergic receptor antagonist.

Doxazosin (Cardura) Doxazosin, an oral alpha blocker medication, treats both high blood pressure and BPH.Relaxing blood vessels reduces the workload on the heart while easing the muscles in the ...

Alpha Blocker Utilization. Overall, 56.7% of the patients remained onalpha blocker therapy for 6 months; however, morefinasteride than dutasteride patients remained onalpha blocker therapy at 1 ...

Older first-time users of alpha-blockers for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) have increased risk for ischemic stroke if they are not already taking antihypertensives, according to a study ...

Alpha blocker use was significantly associated with a 15% and 29% decreased risk of death among patients with an eGFR of 30 to 59 and less than 30 mL/min/1.73 m 2, respectively.

Nonetheless, according to Simpson, a very large number of men with prostate problems continue to take drugs known as alpha 1 blockers. “This current study gives a probable mechanism for heart failure ...