Cardura

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Overview:

Cardura (when available)

Pharmacology and use:
Doxazosin is an alpha-adrenergic blocking agent used to treat hypertension and benign prostatic hyperplasia. Accordingly, Doxazosin is a selective inhibitor of the alpha1 subtype of alpha adrenergic receptors. In the human prostate, Doxazosin antagonizes phenylephrine (alpha1 agonist)-induced contractions, in vitro, and binds with high affinity to the alpha1c adrenoceptor, which is thought to be the predominant functional type in the prostate. Studies in normal human subjects have shown that Doxazosin competitively antagonized the pressor effects of phenylephrine (an alpha1 agonist) and the systolic pressor effect of norepinephrine. The antihypertensive effect of Doxazosin results from a decrease in systemic vascular resistance and the parent compound Doxazosin is primarily responsible for the antihypertensive activity. For treatment and management of Hypertension and urinary obstruction symptoms of BPH

Mechanism Of Action:
Doxazosin acts by inhibiting the postsynaptic alpha(1)-adrenoceptors on vascular smooth muscle. This inhibits the vasoconstrictor effect of circulating and locally released catecholamines (epinephrine and norepinephrine), resulting in peripheral vasodilation.

News Articles on Doxazosin

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Hastaneler bir aydır ilaçsız  -  ‎Feb 26, 2009‎
Norflex ampul, Muscoril ampul, Buscopan ampul, Genta 80 ampul, Diazem ampul, Beloc 50 tablet, Citalopram tablet, Cozaar 50 tablet, Cardura 2 tablet, Kıbrıs Gazetesi

�?�组分水性环氧树脂研究进展5  -  ‎Feb 23, 2009‎
...中国环氧树脂行业�??会(www.epoxy-e.cn)专家表示，由表2�?��?，CARDURA E-10�?端剂改性水性环氧固化剂所形�?的涂膜的柔韧性和抗冲击性明显优于BGE或CGE�?端改性水性环氧阿里巴巴

Ipertensione: il Clortalidone migliore di Amlodipina, Doxazosina e ...  -  ‎Mar 2, 2009‎
Amlodipina ( Norvasc ), Lisinopril ( Zestril ) o Doxazosina ( Cardura ). I trattamenti sono stati confrontati riguardo alla presenza di insufficienza XagenaSalute

KV Pharmaceutical recalls dozens of drugs  -  Jan 28, 2009
Products named in the recall include generic versions of the antidepressant Toprol XL, hypertension drugs Norvasc and Cardura, a variety of painkillers International Herald Tribune,

Enlarged prostate: what treatments are there?  -  Jan 21, 2009
Others are alfuzosin (Xatral), doxazosin (Cardura) and terazosin (Hytrin). Possible side effects of alpha-blockers include tiredness, feeling light-headed guardian.co.uk,

Viagra: The Little Blue Pill and the CIA!  -  Jan 16, 2009
...(such as nitroglycerin used to treat chest pain) or using an alpha-blocker (such as Cardura used to treat high blood pressure or an enlarged prostate). About.com - Drugs,

High blood pressure  -  Jan 21, 2009
Alpha-blockers: doxazosin (Cardura), prazosin (Hypovase) and terazosin (Hytrin). Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs): candesartan (Amias), guardian.co.uk,

Incontinence, common among elderly, can be controlled  -  Jan 15, 2009
These include terazosin (Hytrin), doxazosin (Cardura), alfuzosin (Uroxatral), and tamsulosin (Flomax). Some of the older agents in this group can decrease Great Falls Tribune,

Pfizer Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2008 Results and 2009 ...  -  Jan 26, 2009
4 469 497 (6) 120 71 68 CARDURA 499 506 (1) 6 6 4 493 500 (2) - CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS 6005 5152 17 2815 2402 17 3190 2750 16 LYRICA 2573 1829 MarketWatch (press release)

Making Use of Comparative Effectiveness Research  -  Dec 5, 2008
Consider how Pfizer reacted when Cardura, a fourth drug that went head-to-head with diuretics in the Allhat trials, failed the test. Century Foundation,

Our Health Care Costs More and Treats Less  -  Dec 3, 2008
Pfizer, for instance, put up $40 million to ensure that their Cardura, their alpha blocker, was included in the study. That proved a mistake. California Progress Report,

Friday Newspaper Review - Irish Business News and International ...  -  Nov 27, 2008
Cardura was added only after Pfizer, which had already agreed to contribute $20 million to the trial’s costs, increased that to $40 million, Dr. Cutler said FinFacts Ireland,

World-Renowned Urologist, J. Francois Eid, MD, Expands Practice ...  -  21 Nov 2008
Alpha blockers, which include Flomax, Cardura, Hytrin and Uroxatral are the most common way to treat BPH. They work by relaxing the prostate gland's smooth PR Web (press release),

Plasproblemen bij 50+ mannen  -  Nov 17, 2008
...selectieve alfa1-receptorblokkerende middelen die oorspronkelijk alleen als vaatverwijders bij hoge bloeddruk werden toegepast: doxazosine (Cardura®) en Zorgkrant,

Merck's Prostate Drug Proscar Doesn't Weaken Bones, Study Finds  -  Oct 7, 2008
Alpha blockers include the generic doxazosin, also sold by Pfizer Inc. as Cardura, and Flomax, by Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH of Germany. Bloomberg

Léků bez receptu přibude. Musí ale souhlasit doktoři  -  Sep 24, 2008
Návrh Státního úřadu pro kontrolu lé�?iv obsahoval například léky na vysoký krevní tlak jako Cardura a Dopegyt, lé�?iva na cholesterol Lipanthyl a Sortis, denik.cz,

هل يؤثر التوتر �?ي تضخم البروستاتا؟  -  Oct 4, 2008
...(Hytrin «دوكسازوسين» (كاردورا)(doxazosin (Cardura «تامسولاسين» (�?لوماكس) tamsulosin (Flomax)، «ال�?وزوسين» (يوراكساترول)(alfuzosin (Uroxatrol. الشرق الاوسط,

Hattiesburg urologist offers treatment for 80-year-old man  -  Sep 7, 2008
First of all, Cardura hasn't been out for 50 years but only about 25 and the PSA test came into common use about 1988, not when he was in his forties. Hattiesburg American,

Men need to heed signs of prostate problems  -  Sep 3, 2008
These are the quickest working of the medications and include Uroxytrol, Flomax, Cardura, and Hytrin. A second type of drug, 5 alpha-reductase inhibitors, Joliet Herald News,

Older People in Danger from Common Drugs  -  Aug 28, 2008
Doxazosin (Cardura), prazosin (Vasoflex), and Terazosin (Hytrin) can cause incontinence as well as dangerously low blood pressure. NewsMax.com,

Tratando una próstata agrandada  -  Sep 6, 2008
...incluyendo fínasteride (Prosear) y bloqueadores alfa, incluyendo terazosín (Hytrin), doxazosín (Cardura), tamusolina (Flomax) y alfuzosin (Uroxatral). Crítica,

Treating an enlarged prostate  -  Aug 4, 2008
...including terazosin (Hytrin), doxazosin (Cardura), tamsulosin (Flomax) and alfuzosin (Uroxatral). In addition to these tried and tested medications, Abilene Reporter-News,

Pfizer Reports Second-Quarter 2008 Results  -  Jul 23, 2008
109 168 (35) 98 32 197 CADUET 146 119 22 116 109 7 30 10 179 CARDURA 132 125 5 1 - 144 131 125 5 - CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS 1484 1174 26 669 496 FOXBusiness

علاج تضخم البروستاتا  -  Aug 5, 2008
مثبطات أل�?ا: (terazosin (Hytrin), doxazosin (Cardura), (Flomax), prazosin (Uroxatral �?مثبطات أل�?ا تحسن الأعراض ولكنها لا تقلل حجم التضخم. القبس,

Very great honour, says Dame Judi Dench  -  Jun 24, 2008
Dr Campbell was first involved in the discovery of Cardura, a drug that is used in the treatment of high blood pressure and benign prostrate enlargement. Scotland Courier,

Men's : Prostate Drugs - Just What Those Prostate Drugs Like?  -  May 3, 2008
Here are some that are used, Cardura, Flomax, Hytrin, Regitine, Minipress, and Uroxatral . However, there are large quantity of side-effects that men Prudent Press Agency (press release),

For Men, Relief in Sight  -  May 12, 2008
Alpha blockers like Flomax, Uroxatral, Hytrin and Cardura relax muscle fibers in the bladder and prostate. Other drugs like Proscar and Avodart, New York Times,

Advances in treatments for enlarged prostates  -  May 9, 2008
One of the drugs tested in that study is doxazosin (Cardura), which relaxes muscle in the prostate and bladder. This helps men maintain a steady urine Los Angeles Times,

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Provides an Update on Ozarelix in BPH  -  23 Apr 2008
Medications currently available belong to two classes: alpha blockers (such as FLOMAX(R), CARDURA(R) and HYTRIN(R)) which relax the neck of the bladder and Centre Daily Times,

Depomed Elects Karen A. Dawes to Board of Directors  -  Apr 8, 2008
She directed product launches of Glucotrol XL(R), Zoloft(R) and Cardura(R) while at Pfizer. Ms. Dawes is the chairman of the board of directors of PDL FOXBusiness

More Than Half of Patients Treated for Benign Prostatic ...  -  Apr 7, 2008
4.8 percent for doxazosin (Pfizer's Cardura/Cardura XL, generics), and 4.3 percent for terazosin (Abbott's Hytrin, generics). "Flomax stands out among PR Newswire (press release),

Growing prostate may not be cancer, still cause for concern  -  Jan 29, 2008
For BPH patients, these alpha-blockers may be prescribed: tamsulosin (Flomax), alfuzosin (Uroxatral), terazosin (Hytrin) or doxazosin (Cardura). Inside Bay Area,

Cataracts don't have to be permanent  -  Jan 27, 2008
Alpha blockers -- including Flomax (tamsulosin), Hytrin (terazosin), Cardura (doxazosin), and Uroxatral (alfuzosin) -- are used mainly to treat enlarged Orlando Sentinel,

Diuretics Trump Newer Drugs for Hypertension in Metabolic Syndrome  -  Jan 29, 2008
The patients were randomized to a thiazide-type diuretic (chlorthalidone), a calcium channel blocker (amlodipine), an alpha-blocker (doxazosin [Cardura]), MedPage Today,

Pfizer might be good for what ails you  -  Nov 7, 2007
Zoloft (antidepressant), Aricept (Alzheimer's), Zyrtec (antihistamine), Viagara (impotence), Cardura (cardiovascular) and Diflucan (antifungal). GoErie.com,

Ensemble Discovery Announces Additions to its Scientific Advisory ...  -  Nov 7, 2007
He has co-authored over 110 publications and patents, and was a key member of the research teams that discovered Cardura TM , Norvasc TM , and Viagra TM . Business Wire (press release),

Ozarelix Phase 2 Data Presented at 29th Congress of the Societe ...  -  Sep 5, 2007
...[1] FLOMAX is a registered trademark of Boehringer Ingelheim [2] CARDURA is a registered trademark of Pfizer, Inc. [3] HYTRIN is a registered trademark of CNNMoney.com

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals' Board of Directors Elected at Annual ...  -  Jul 20, 2007
CNNMoney.com...anti-fungal agent Diflucan, the number one selling SSRI antidepressant Zoloft, and the novel alpha-blocker Cardura used for benign prostate hypertrophy.

Brand Names/Synonyms:
Cardura is also known by the following brand names and/or synonymsAlfadil; CARDURA; Cardenalin; Cardular; Cardura; Cardura-1; Cardura-2; Cardura-4; Carduran; Diblocin; Doxazosin mesylate; Normothen; Supressin

Drug Category:
Cardura is categorized under the following by the FDA: Vasodilator Agents; Antihypertensive Agents; Anticholesteremic Agents; Alpha-adrenergic Blocking Agents; ATC:C02CA04

Dosage Forms:
oral tablets

Absorption:
65%

Interactions:
Most (98%) of plasma doxazosin is protein bound. In vitro data in human plasma indicate that doxazosin mesylate has no effect on protein binding of digoxin, warfarin, phenytoin or indomethacin. There is no information on the effect of other highly plasma protein bound drugs on doxazosin binding. Doxazosin mesylate has been administered without any evidence of an adverse drug interaction to patients receiving thiazide diuretics, beta-blocking agents, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. In a placebo-controlled trial in normal volunteers, the administration of a single 1 mg dose of doxazosin on day 1 of a four-day regimen of oral cimetidine (400 mg twice daily) resulted in a 10% increase in mean AUC of doxazosin (p=0.006), and a slight but not statistically significant increase in mean Cmax and mean half-life of doxazosin. The clinical significance of this increase in doxazosin AUC is unknown. In clinical trials, doxazosin mesylate tablets have been administered to patients on a variety of concomitant medications; while no formal interaction studies have been conducted, no interactions were observed. Doxazosin mesylate tablets have been used with the following drugs or drug classes: 1. Analgesic/anti-inflammatory (e.g., acetaminophen, aspirin, codeine and codeine combinations, ibuprofen, indomethacin). 2. Antibiotics (e.g., erythromycin, trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole, amoxicillin). 3. Antihistamines (e.g., chlorpheniramine). 4. Cardiovascular agents (e.g., atenolol, hydrochlorothiazide, propranolol). 5. Corticosteroids. 6. Gastrointestinal agents (e.g., antacids). 7. Hypoglycemics and endocrine drugs. 8. Sedatives and tranquilizers (e.g., diazepam). 9. Cold and flu remedies.

Chemical IUPAC Name:
[4-(4-amino-6,7-dimethoxy-quinazolin-2-yl)piperazin-1-yl]-(2,5-dioxabicyclo[4.4.0]deca-6,8,10-trien-4-yl)methanone

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