Medical term:

terazosin



terazosin

 [ter-a´zo-sin]
an alpha1-adrenergic blocking agent used as the hydrochloride salt in treatment of hypertension and benign prostatic hyperplasia, administered orally.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

terazosin

Hytrin® An antihypertensive quinazoline that selectively blocks post-synaptic α1-adrenergic receptors Clinical effects ↓ Peripheral vascular resistance due to arterial and venous dilation, ↑ HDL-C; may improve glucose tolerance and CHF; it provides symptomatic relief in BPH, ↑urine flow, ↓ muscle tone in bladder Adverse effects Hypotension, vertigo, headache, drowsiness, weakness, palpitations. Cf Proscar.
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

terazosin

A selective alpha-adrenergic blocker drug used to treat high blood pressure and to relieve the symptoms of simple enlargement of the PROSTATE GLAND (benign prostatic hyperplasia). A brand name is Hytrin.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005


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