alpha-blockers in English

noun
1
any of a class of drugs that prevent the stimulation of the adrenergic receptors responsible for increased blood pressure.
Because the alpha blocker lowers your blood pressure, it can make you feel tired or sleepy.

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1. Alpha Blockers that may have these side effects include yohimbine, phenoxybenzamine, and phentolamine

2. The four drug classes include diuretics, calcium channel blockers, ace inhibitors and alpha blockers.

3. Alpha-blockers (tamsulosin) improved erectile function in 12 patients (20%) among those with noncomplicated BPH.

4. Tocilizumab and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) alpha blockers have a negative effect on the lipid profile.

5. Alpha blockers are also called alpha-Adrenergic blocking agents, alpha-Adrenergic antagonists, Adrenergic blocking agents and alpha-blocking agents

6. Amlodipine may potentiate the effect of other antihypertensive drugs as beta-adrenoreceptor blocking agents, ACE-inhibitors, alpha-#-blockers and diuretics

7. When alpha Blockers are used to treat BPH, it causes vasodilation of blood vessels on the bladder and the prostate, thus increasing urination in general.

8. Some common types of blood pressure prescriptions are Diuretics, Beta-Blockers, ACE inhibitors, Angiotensin II receptor Blockers, Calcium channel Blockers, Alpha Blockers, Alpha-2 Receptor Agonist, Combined alpha and beta-Blockers

9. In contrast, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) blockers were shown to be highly effective in randomized controlled trials for SpA and PsA but they are not currently approved for enthesitis only.

10. In two interaction studies with healthy normotensive volunteers after forced titration of the alpha-blockers tamsulosin or terazosin to high doses, hypotension (in some cases symptomatic) was reported in a significant number of subjects after co-administration of vardenafil