Prazosin

In the US, Prazosin (prazosin systemic) is a member of the drug class antiadrenergic agents, peripherally acting and is used to treat Anxiety and Stress, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Heart Failure, High Blood Pressure, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Raynaud's Syndrome.

US matches:

• Prazosin
• Prazosin and polythiazide
• Prazosin Hydrochloride

UK matches:

• PRAZOSIN 0.5 MG TABLETS (Leaflet)
• PRAZOSIN 1 MG TABLETS (Leaflet)

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

C02CA01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0019216-56-9

Chemical Formula

C19-H21-N5-O4

Molecular Weight

383

Therapeutic Categories

Antihypertensive agent

Treatment of heart failure

Peripheral vasodilator

α₁-adrenoceptor antagonist (α₁-blocker)

Treatment of symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia

Chemical Name

Piperazine, 1-(4-amino-6,7-dimethoxy-2-quinazolinyl)-4-(2-furanylcarbonyl)-

Foreign Names

• Prazosinum (Latin)
• Prazosin (German)
• Prazosine (French)
• Prazosina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Prazosin (OS: DCIT, BAN)
• Prazosine (OS: DCF)
• Furazosin (IS)
• Prazosin Hydrochloride (OS: BANM, USAN, JAN)
• CP 12299-1 (IS: Pfizer)
• Furazosin hydrochloride (IS)
• Prazosin Hydrochloride (PH: BP 2011, JP XV, USP 34)
• Prazosin hydrochloride (PH: Ph. Eur. 7)
• Prazosine (chlorhydrate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 7)
• Prazosinhydrochlorid (PH: Ph. Eur. 7)
• Prazosini hydrochloridum (PH: Ph. Eur. 7)

Brand Names

• Alpress
  Pfizer, Tunisia
• CP-Prazo
  Christo, Hong Kong
• Damin
  Shou Chan, Taiwan
• Hyprosin
  Pacific, Taiwan
• Minipres
  Nostrum, Spain
• Minisone
  YSP, Malaysia
• Praten
  Labinco, Colombia
• Pratsiol
  Orion, Taiwan
• Prazosina
  Synthesis, Colombia
• Terry White Chemists Prazosin
  Apotex, Australia
• Adversuten
  AWD.pharma, Germany
• Alphapress
  Renata, Bangladesh
• Alpress
  Pfizer, France
• Apo-Prazo
  Apotex, Canada; Apotex, Hong Kong; Apotex, New Zealand; Apotex, Singapore
• Atodel
  Remedica, Malaysia; Remedica, Thailand
• Chemmart Prazosin
  Apotex, Australia
• Daldanon
  Choseido Pharmaceutical, Japan
• Deprazolin
  Krka, Slovakia
• Downat
  Taiyo Pharmaceutical, Japan
• GenRX Prazosin
  Apotex, Australia
• Hypovase
  Pfizer, United Kingdom; Pfizer, Ireland
• Isepress
  Isei, Japan
• Kachilet
  Tatsumi Kagaku, Japan
• Lopress
  Siam Bheasach, Thailand
• Minipres Retard
  Pfizer, Argentina
• Minipres
  Pfizer, Ecuador; Pfizer, Mexico
• Minipress
  Dexo, France; Pfizer, Australia; Pfizer, Brazil; Pfizer, Hong Kong; Pfizer, Hungary; Pfizer, Japan; Pfizer, Malaysia; Pfizer, Oman; Pfizer, Romania; Pfizer, Sudan; Pfizer, Thailand; Pfizer, Taiwan; Pfizer, United States; Pfizer Pharma, Ethiopia
• Minipress-XL
  Pfizer, India
• Minpres
  Pfizer, Venezuela
• Polpressin
  Polpharma, Lithuania; Polpharma, Poland
• Polypress
  Pharmasant, Thailand
• Pratsiol
  Aspen Pharmacare, South Africa; Orion, Finland
• Prazopress
  Sun, India
• Prazosin Atid
  Dexcel, Germany
• Prazosin Double-Crane Pharm
  Double-Crane, China
• Prazosin hydrochloride
  Mylan, United States; Sandoz, United States; Teva, United States; UDL, United States; Watson, United States
• Prazosin Sopharma
  Sopharma, Bulgaria
• Prazosine PCH
  Pharmachemie, Netherlands
• Prazosine Ratiopharm
  ratiopharm, Netherlands
• Prazosin-ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Germany
• Pressin
  Alphapharm, Australia; Utopian, Thailand
• Queenpress
  Tsuruhara Seiyaku, Japan
• Vasoflex
  Alkaloid, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Alkaloid, Slovenia

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