Minipress Dosage
Generic name: PRAZOSIN HYDROCHLORIDE 1mg
Dosage form: capsule
Drug class: Antiadrenergic agents, peripherally acting
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on May 7, 2024.
The dose of MINIPRESS should be adjusted according to the patient's individual blood pressure response. The following is a guide to its administration:
Maintenance Dose
Dosage may be slowly increased to a total daily dose of 20 mg given in divided doses. The therapeutic dosages most commonly employed have ranged from 6 mg to 15 mg daily given in divided doses. Doses higher than 20 mg usually do not increase efficacy, however a few patients may benefit from further increases up to a daily dose of 40 mg given in divided doses. After initial titration some patients can be maintained adequately on a twice daily dosage regimen.
Use With Other Drugs
When adding a diuretic or other antihypertensive agent, the dose of MINIPRESS should be reduced to 1 mg or 2 mg three times a day and retitration then carried out.
Concomitant administration of MINIPRESS with a PDE-5 inhibitor can result in additive blood pressure lowering effects and symptomatic hypotension; therefore, PDE-5 inhibitor therapy should be initiated at the lowest dose in patients taking MINIPRESS.
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