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 ...

Study findings suggest clinicians may safely prescribe alpha blockers to help manage hypertension in patients receiving hemodialysis. Alpha blockers do not increase the risk for falls, fractures, or ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients taking alpha blockers had no significant increased risk for fractures after 2 years. Alpha blocker use ...

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 ...

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).

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . There were no differences in most CVD outcomes over more than 2 decades between three antihypertensive agents.