The role of alfuzosin in the treatment of benign prostate hyperplasia and acute urinary retention

Autor: Leung, Steve KW, McNeill, S Alan
Zdroj: Aging Health; June 2006, Vol. 2 Issue: 3 p363-369, 7p
Abstrakt: α-adrenergic receptor antagonists can be considered as a first-line treatment in patients with symptomatic benign prostate hyperplasia. Alfuzosin is a clinically uroselective α-adrenergic receptor antagonist and is used in the treatment of this disorder. This article will report on the pharmacodynamic data and efficacy results from up-to-date clinical trials of alfuzosin. It will also examine the role of this drug in the treatment of acute urinary retention.
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