Doxazosin
Related terms
Brand Names: U.S.:
Cardura?;Cardura? XL
Brand Names: Canada:
Alti-Doxazosin;Apo-Doxazosin?;Cardura-1T;Cardura-2T;Cardura-4T;Gen-Doxazosin;Mylan-Doxazosin;Novo-Doxazosin
Uses
- It is used to treat high blood pressure.
- In men, it is used to treat the signs of an enlarged prostate.
- Doxazosin calms blood vessels, lowering blood pressure.
- It calms muscles of the prostate, making signs better.
Dosing
How to take
- Take in the morning or at bedtime as you have been told by your doctor.
- Take with or without food. Take with food if it causes an upset stomach.
- Cardura? XL: Take with breakfast. Swallow it whole. Do not chew, break, or crush it.
- Drink lots of noncaffeine liquids unless told to drink less liquid by your doctor.
- If you are using this drug for blood pressure, follow the diet and workout plan your doctor told you about.
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