Comparing Clonidine vs Doxazosin
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| Clonidine | Doxazosin |
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Prescription only
Clonidine can be used to lower blood pressure and extended-release forms are used to treat ADHD; however, it causes sedation, and tolerance can develop to its blood pressure-lowering effects... View more |
Prescription only
Doxazosin is used for the treatment of BPH and high blood pressure. It may cause dizziness or lightheadedness on initiation or with a dosage increase; however, a tolerance to this effect develops on... View more |
Related suggestions High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
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| More about Clonidine | More about Doxazosin | ||||||||||||||||
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Clonidine has an average rating of 7.1 out of 10 from a total of 779 ratings on Drugs.com. 61% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 21% reported a negative effect. |
Doxazosin has an average rating of 5.4 out of 10 from a total of 70 ratings on Drugs.com. 36% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 36% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
View all Clonidine side effects |
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Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
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| Catapres, Catapres-TTS, Clonidine ER, Duraclon, Kapvay, Nexiclon XR, Onyda XR | Cardura, Cardura XL, Carduran, Cascor, Doxadura | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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15 hours |
22 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
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A total of 378 drugs are known to interact with Clonidine:
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A total of 323 drugs are known to interact with Doxazosin:
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| First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
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September 03, 1974 |
November 02, 1990 |
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N/A |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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