Alpha-blocker therapy does not decrease the risk for prostate cancer death, but it is associated with an elevated risk for low-grade prostate cancer. Preclinical studies have suggested that ...

Men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) who took alpha-blockers to manage the condition were roughly 50% more likely to develop acute angle-closure glaucoma than were those who did not use the ...

A systematic review evaluated the efficacy of calcium channel blockers or alpha blockers for the treatment of urinary stones in nine randomized trials with 693 patients (Lancet. 2006;368:1171-1179).

Changes Clinical Practice: All patients with distal stones treated medically should be treated with alpha-blockers in order to benefit from this enhancement of quality of life. These findings will ...

Alpha-blockers and Alpha-2 agonists are not recommended as first-choice treatment for high blood pressure. Beta-blockers can worsen asthma symptoms and other lung conditions. Vasodilators and loop ...

BE GOING ON. SOME PRESCRIPTION MEDICINES CAN MESS WITH YOUR SLEEP. FOR EXAMPLE, BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICINES LIKE BETA BLOCKERS AND ALPHA BLOCKERS CAN CAUSE BAD DREAMS OR KEEP YOU FROM GETTING DEEP SLEEP.

Sildenafil taken daily seems to improve urinary symptoms as much as alpha blockers and 5α-reductase inhibitors, a new trial indicates. The multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled study enrolled ...

In a recent article in the journal Antioxidants, researchers in Germany investigated whether cardiovascular drugs such as alpha-blockers and beta-blockers can protect against the complications caused ...