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Doxazosin (International)

In the US, Doxazosin (doxazosin systemic) is a member of the following drug classes: alpha-adrenoreceptor antagonists, antiadrenergic agents, peripherally acting and is used to treat Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, High Blood Pressure and Raynaud's Syndrome.

US matches:

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

C02CA04

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0074191-85-8

Chemical Formula

C23-H25-N5-O5

Molecular Weight

452

Therapeutic Categories

Antihypertensive agent

α₁-adrenoceptor antagonist (α₁-blocker)

Treatment of symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia

Chemical Name

Piperazine, 1-(4-amino-6,7-dimetoxy-2-quinazolinyl)-4-[(2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-2-yl)carbonyl]-

Foreign Names

  • Doxazosinum (Latin)
  • Doxazosin (German)
  • Doxazosine (French)
  • Doxazosina (Spanish)

Generic Names

  • Doxazosin (OS: BAN, DCIT)
  • Doxazosine (OS: DCF)
  • Doxazosin (PH: USP 41)
  • Doxazosin Mesilate (OS: BANM, JAN)
  • Doxazosin Mesylate (OS: USAN)
  • UK 33274-27 (Pfizer) (IS)
  • Doxazosin mesilate (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
  • Doxazosin Mesilate (PH: BP 2018, JP XVII)
  • Doxazosin Mesylate (PH: USP 41)
  • Doxazosini mesilas (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)

Brand Names

  • Alfazosin
    Aurobindo, India
  • Cardox
    IBN, Tunisia
  • Cardugen
    Mylan, South Africa
  • Cardular
    Pfizer, Lebanon
  • Cardular PP Uro
    Pfizer, Tunisia
  • Cardular Uro
    Pfizer, Tunisia
  • Cardura
    Pfizer, Egypt; Pfizer, Uruguay; Pfizer, South Africa; Roerig, Chile; Tojaris projektai, Lithuania
  • Cardura 4 mg
    Pfizer, Hungary
  • Cardura XL
    Pfizer, Egypt; Pfizer, Latvia; Pfizer, Peru; Pfizer Hellas, Malta; Roerig, Chile; Tojaris projektai, Lithuania
  • Cardura XL 4 mg
    Pfizer, Hungary
  • Carzin
    Pharma Dynamics, South Africa
  • Curcard 1mg
    United Pharmaceutical, Oman
  • Curcard 4mg
    United Pharmaceutical, Oman
  • Doksazosin APL
    APL Swift Services, Serbia
  • Doksazosin Milpharm
    Milpharm, Serbia
  • Doksazosin Sandoz
    Sandoz, Croatia (Hrvatska)
  • Dosin
    Eipico, Egypt
  • Doxacor
    Hexal, Egypt
  • Doxagen
    Mylan, Poland
  • Doxagen 1mg
    Riyadh Pharma, Oman
  • Doxagen 2mg
    Riyadh Pharma, Oman
  • Doxagen 4mg
    Riyadh Pharma, Oman
  • DoxaLEK
    Synoptis Pharma, Poland
  • Doxalfa
    Stada, Lithuania; Stada, Latvia
  • Doxanorm
    ICN, Poland
  • Doxarutis Neo Aurovitas
    Aurovitas, Spain
  • Doxatan
    Clonmel Healthcare, Malta
  • Doxazin
    JGL D.O.O., Serbia; Pharaonia, Egypt
  • Doxazocina La Santé
    La Santé, Ecuador
  • Doxazosin Arena
    Arena, Romania
  • Doxazosin Aurobindo
    Aurobindo, Malta
  • Doxazosin Hexal 4 mg
    Hexal, Hungary
  • Doxazosina MonteResearch
    MonteResearch, Italy
  • Doxazosina Neo Aurovitas
    Aurovitas, Spain
  • Doxazosina Regueiro
    Regueiro, Uruguay
  • Doxazosin-ratiopharm 4 mg retard
    Teva, Hungary
  • Doxazosin-Tchaikapharma 2mg
    Tchaikapharma, Bulgaria
  • Doxazosin-Tchaikapharma 4mg
    Tchaikapharma, Bulgaria
  • Doxicard 4 mg
    Apotex, Hungary
  • Doxome
    Lafedar, Argentina
  • Doxonex SR
    Polpharma, Latvia
  • Doxuran
    Sandoz, Brazil
  • Dozox
    +Pharma Arzneimittel, Poland
  • Duomo HP [+ Finasteride]
    Eurofarma, Brazil
  • Duracard
    Sun, India
  • Duracin
    biopharma, Egypt
  • Kamiren XL
    Krka, Lithuania; Krka, Latvia
  • Magurol
    Medochemie, Lithuania; Medochemie, Latvia
  • Mesidox
    Merck, Brazil
  • Noradox
    Benedetti & Co., Italy
  • Pros
    Supera RX, Brazil
  • Pros HP [+ Finasteride]
    Supera RX, Brazil
  • Prostatic
    UCB, Poland
  • Zoxon
    Zentiva, Poland
  • Zoxon 1
    Zentiva, Lithuania
  • Alfadil
    Pfizer, Sweden
  • Alfadil BPH
    Pfizer, Sweden
  • Alfadil XL
    Pfizer, Philippines
  • Alfadox
    Farmavita, Bosnia & Herzegowina
  • Alfadoxin
    Laboratorio Chile, Chile
  • Alphapres
    Zdravlje, Serbia
  • Angicon
    Royal Pharma, Chile
  • Apo-Doxan 1
    Apotex, Poland
  • Apo-Doxan 2
    Apotex, Poland
  • Apo-Doxan 4
    Apotex, Poland
  • Apo-Doxazosin
    Apotex, Canada; Apotex, Hong Kong; Apotex, New Zealand
  • Ascalan 2 mg
    G.L. Pharma, Austria
  • Ascalan 4 mg
    G.L. Pharma, Austria
  • Ascalan 8 mg
    G.L. Pharma, Austria
  • Atensil
    Biomedica Foscama, Italy
  • Benur
    Bioindustria, Italy
  • Beyacin
    Conba Pharmaceutical, China
  • Cadex 1mg
    Dexcel, Israel
  • Cadex 2mg
    Dexcel, Israel
  • Cadex 4mg
    Dexcel, Israel
  • Cardenalin
    Pfizer Japan, Japan
  • Cardenalin OD
    Pfizer Japan, Japan
  • Cardosin Retard
    Actavis Group, Iceland
  • Cardoxa
    Sriprasit Pharma, Thailand
  • Cardozin XL prolonged-release
    Actavis UK, United Kingdom
  • Cardular PP 4mg
    Pfizer, Germany
  • Cardular PP 8mg
    Pfizer, Germany
  • Cardular PP Uro 4mg
    Pfizer, Germany
  • Cardular PP Uro 8mg
    Pfizer, Germany
  • Cardura
    AlphaFarma, Malta; Pfizer, Argentina; Pfizer, Canada; Pfizer, Ecuador; Pfizer, Estonia; Pfizer, United Kingdom; Pfizer, Greece; Pfizer, Hong Kong; Pfizer, Indonesia; Pfizer, Ireland; Pfizer, Kuwait; Pfizer, Lithuania; Pfizer, Latvia; Pfizer, Mexico; Pfizer, Malaysia; Pfizer, Netherlands; Pfizer, Pakistan; Pfizer, Poland; Pfizer, Singapore; Pfizer, Thailand; Pfizer, Turkey; Pfizer, Venezuela; Pfizer Hellas, Malta; Pfizer Hellas AE, Cyprus; Pfizer Italia, Italy; Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Ltd, China; Pfizer Romania, Romania; Pfizer U.S., United States; R-Pharm, Georgia
  • Cardura 1mg
    Heinrich Mack, Oman; R-Pharm Germany, Bulgaria
  • Cardura 2 mg
    Pfizer, Hungary; R-Pharm Germany, Bulgaria
  • Cardura 4mg
    Heinrich Mack, Oman; R-Pharm Germany, Bulgaria
  • Cardura CR 4mg
    Pfizer PFE, Switzerland
  • Cardura CR 8mg
    Pfizer PFE, Switzerland
  • Cardura GITS
    Pfizer, Portugal
  • Cardura XL
    Pfizer, Czech Republic; Pfizer, Estonia; Pfizer, United Kingdom; Pfizer, Hong Kong; Pfizer, Lithuania; Pfizer, Myanmar; Pfizer, Malaysia; Pfizer, Poland; Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Ltd, China; Pfizer U.S., United States
  • Carduran
    Pfizer, Colombia
  • Carduran CR
    Pfizer, Norway
  • Carduran Neo
    Pfizer, Spain
  • Carduran Retard
    Pfizer, Denmark; Pfizer ApS, Iceland
  • Carduran XL
    Pfizer, Brazil; Pfizer, Colombia
  • Cardura-XL
    Pfizer, South Korea; Pfizer, Turkey
  • Caydor
    Caylex, Pakistan
  • Cazosin
    Millimed, Thailand
  • Dedralen
    Italfarmaco, Italy
  • Dezcard
    Siam Bheasach, Thailand
  • Diblocin
    Pfizer, Germany
  • Doksura
    Teva Ilac, Turkey
  • Dong Gang Tian Le
    Zhejiang XinDongGang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, China
  • Dophilin
    Taiwan Biotech, Taiwan
  • Dorbantil
    Recalcine, Paraguay
  • Dosabin
    Standard, Taiwan
  • Dovizin
    Ranbaxy, Thailand
  • Doxa
    Belupo, Croatia (Hrvatska); Belupo, Macedonia
  • Doxaben
    Pfizer, Taiwan
  • Doxacar
    Gerard, Ireland
  • Doxacor
    Hexal, Germany; Novartis, Taiwan; Salutas, Taiwan
  • Doxadura
    Discovery Pharmaceuticals, United Kingdom
  • Doxadura XL prolonged-release
    Genus Pharmaceuticals, United Kingdom
  • Doxagamma
    Wörwag Pharma, Germany
  • Doxalfa
    STADA, Estonia
  • Doxan
    Synmosa, Taiwan
  • Doxane XL
    Rowex, Malta
  • Doxanorm
    PharmaSwiss, Poland
  • Doxapress 2 mg
    Kwizda Pharma, Austria
  • Doxapress 4 mg
    Kwizda Pharma, Austria
  • Doxaprost
    União Química, Brazil
  • Doxar
    Teva Pharmaceuticals, Poland
  • Doxar XL
    Actavis Group, Poland
  • Doxarutis 8 mg
    Acino, Austria
  • Doxarutis Neo Ratiopharm
    Ratiopharm, Spain
  • Doxasin
    Fortbenton, Argentina
  • Doxastad
    STADA Nordic, Sweden
  • Doxat
    Bosnalijek, Bosnia & Herzegowina
  • Doxazin
    Jadran Galenski, Croatia (Hrvatska)
  • Doxazon
    Shou Chan, Taiwan
  • Doxazon XL SR
    Hanmi, South Korea
  • Doxazosin
    Aurobindo Pharma - Milpharm, United Kingdom; Choseido Pharmaceutical, Japan; Dexcel Pharma, United Kingdom; Kyowa Yakuhin, Japan; Medisa Shinyaku, Japan; Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical, Japan; Nisshin Pharmaceutical, Japan; Sannova, Japan; Sawai Seiyaku, Japan; Takeda Teva Pharma, Japan; Tanabe Mitsubishi Pharma, Japan; Tatsumi Yakuhin, Japan; Towa Yakuhin, Japan; U.C. Pharma, Taiwan; Yoshindo, Japan; Nipro Pharma Nipurofama, Japan
  • Doxazosin - 1 A Pharma
    1 A Pharma, Germany
  • Doxazosin 1A Pharma
    1A Pharma, Lithuania
  • Doxazosin 1A Pharma 2 mg
    1A Pharma, Austria
  • Doxazosin 1A Pharma 4 mg
    1A Pharma, Austria
  • Doxazosin AbZ
    AbZ-Pharma, Germany
  • Doxazosin Actavis
    Actavis, Lithuania; Actavis, Latvia; Actavis, Sweden; Actavis Baltics Eesti, Estonia; Actavis Italy, Italy
  • Doxazosin Actavis 4 mg
    Actavis Group, Austria
  • Doxazosin AL
    Aliud Pharma, Germany
  • Doxazosin Arcana 4 mg
    Arcana Arzneimittel, Austria
  • Doxazosin Aurobindo
    Aurobindo, Germany; Aurobindo, Poland
  • Doxazosin Aurovitas
    Aurovitas, Poland
  • Doxazosin Cherubino
    Cherubino, Malta
  • Doxazosin Cor - 1 A Pharma
    1 A Pharma, Germany
  • Doxazosin DOC
    DOC Generici, Italy
  • Doxazosin dura
    Mylan dura, Germany
  • Doxazosin Genericon 2 mg
    Genericon Pharma, Austria
  • Doxazosin Genericon 4 mg
    Genericon Pharma, Austria
  • Doxazosin Genericon 8 mg
    Genericon Pharma, Austria
  • Doxazosin Genoptim
    Synoptis Pharma, Poland
  • Doxazosin Heumann Heunet
    Heunet, Germany
  • Doxazosin Hexal
    Hexal, Lithuania
  • Doxazosin Hexal 2 mg
    Hexal, Hungary; Hexal Pharma, Austria
  • Doxazosin Hexal 4 mg
    Hexal Pharma, Austria
  • Doxazosin Hexal 8 mg
    Hexal Pharma, Austria
  • Doxazosin Mesilate
    Kobayashi Kako, Japan
  • Doxazosin Mesylate
    Accord Healthcare, United States; Actavis, United States; Apotex, United States; Dava, United States; Mylan, United States; Pliva, United States; Teva, United States; Watson Pharmaceutical, United States; Zydus Pharma, United States
  • Doxazosin Mylan
    Generics, Czech Republic
  • Doxazosin Orifarm
    Orifarm Generics, Denmark
  • Doxazosin P & D
    P & D, Malta
  • Doxazosin Polfarmex
    Polfarmex, Poland
  • Doxazosin ratiopharm
    ratiopharm Italia, Italy
  • Doxazosin ratiopharm 2 mg
    ratiopharm Arzneimittel, Austria
  • Doxazosin ratiopharm 4 mg
    ratiopharm Arzneimittel, Austria
  • Doxazosin retard Helvepharm 4mg
    Helvepharm, Switzerland
  • Doxazosin retard Helvepharm 8mg
    Helvepharm, Switzerland
  • Doxazosin Sandoz
    Sandoz, Germany; Sandoz, Denmark; Sandoz, Sweden
  • Doxazosin Sandoz Uro 4 mg retard
    Sandoz, Hungary
  • Doxazosin Stada
    STADA Nordic, Denmark
  • Doxazosin STADA
    Stada Arzneimittel, Germany; STADA Nordic, Sweden
  • Doxazosin Teva
    Teva, Lithuania; Teva Eesti, Estonia
  • Doxazosin Uro HEXAL
    Hexal, Germany
  • Doxazosin Winthrop
    Sanofi Winthrop, Italy
  • Doxazosin Zentiva
    Zentiva, Russian Federation
  • Doxazosina Alter
    Alter, Spain; Alter, Italy
  • Doxazosina Angenerico
    Angenerico, Italy
  • Doxazosina Aurobindo
    Aurobindo, Spain
  • Doxazosina Aurobindo Pharma Italia
    Aurobindo, Italy
  • Doxazosina Cinfa
    Cinfa, Spain
  • Doxazosina Combix
    Combix, Spain
  • Doxazosina Edigen
    Edigen, Spain; Germed, Spain
  • Doxazosina EG
    EG, Italy
  • Doxazosina FG
    FG SRL, Italy
  • Doxazosina Fidia
    Fidia Farmaceutici, Italy
  • Doxazosina Generis
    Generis, Portugal
  • Doxazosina Hexal
    Hexal, Italy
  • Doxazosina Mylan
    Mylan, Spain
  • Doxazosina Mylan Generics
    Mylan, Italy
  • Doxazosina Neo Actavis
    Aurovitas, Spain
  • Doxazosina Neo Bexal
    Bexal Farmaceutica, Spain
  • Doxazosina Neo Cinfa
    Cinfa, Spain
  • Doxazosina Neo Mylan Pharmaceuticals
    Mylan, Spain
  • Doxazosina Neo Pharmacia EFG
    Nostrum, Spain
  • Doxazosina Neo Ratiopharm
    Ratiopharm, Spain
  • Doxazosina Neo Sandoz
    Sandoz España, Spain
  • Doxazosina Neo Stada
    STADA, Spain
  • Doxazosina Neo Teva
    Teva, Spain
  • Doxazosina Neo Vir
    Vir, Spain
  • Doxazosina Neo Zentiva
    Sanofi-Aventis, Spain
  • Doxazosina Normon
    Normon, Spain
  • Doxazosina Pensa
    Pensa Pharma, Italy
  • Doxazosina Ranbaxy
    Ranbaxy Italia, Italy
  • Doxazosina Ratiopharm
    Ratiopharm, Spain
  • Doxazosina Sandoz
    Sandoz, Italy
  • Doxazosina Teva
    Teva Italia, Italy
  • Doxazosina Ur
    Uso Racional, Spain
  • Doxazosin-Acino
    Acino, Germany
  • Doxazosin-CIMEX 4mg
    Acino Pharma, Switzerland
  • Doxazosin-CIMEX 8mg
    Acino Pharma, Switzerland
  • Doxazosin-CT
    AbZ-Pharma, Germany
  • Doxazosine Arrow LP
    Arrow, France
  • Doxazosine Aurobindo Retard
    Aurobindo, Netherlands
  • Doxazosine DOC Generici
    DOC Generici, Netherlands
  • Doxazosine Mylan LP
    Mylan, France
  • Doxazosine PCH
    Pharmachemie, Netherlands
  • Doxazosine retard CF
    Centrafarm, Netherlands
  • Doxazosine Retard Mylan
    Mylan, Netherlands
  • Doxazosine retard PCH
    Pharmachemie, Netherlands
  • Doxazosine Sandoz retard
    Sandoz, Netherlands
  • Doxazosine Teva LP
    Teva Santé, France
  • Doxazosin-ratiopharm
    ratiopharm, Germany
  • Doxazosin-ratiopharm 2 mg
    Teva, Hungary
  • Doxicard 2 mg
    Apotex, Hungary
  • Doxonex
    Polpharma, Poland
  • Doxonex SR
    Polpharma, Estonia; Polpharma, Lithuania
  • Doxorion
    Orion, Poland
  • Duo Xi Lin
    Changzhou No. 4 Pharmaceutical Factory, China
  • Duomo
    Eurofarma, Brazil
  • Euprostatin
    Sigma Pharma Nature's Plus Farm. Ltda., Brazil
  • Genzosin
    Genovate, Taiwan
  • Hibadren 2 mg
    Stada Arzneimittel, Austria
  • Hibadren 4 mg
    Stada Arzneimittel, Austria
  • Hominus [+ Finasteride]
    Momenta, Brazil
  • Hyxazin
    Actavis, Bulgaria; Actavis, Bulgaria
  • Jin Chang
    Anhui JiFeng Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, China
  • Jutalar
    Juta, Germany
  • Kamiren
    Krka, Czech Republic; Krka, Estonia; Krka, Croatia (Hrvatska); Krka, Lithuania; Krka, Latvia; Krka, Macedonia; Krka, Poland; Krka, Romania; Krka, Slovakia
  • Kamiren 1mg
    KRKA, Bulgaria
  • Kamiren 2mg
    KRKA, Bulgaria
  • Kamiren 4mg
    KRKA, Bulgaria
  • Kamiren XL
    KRKA, Bulgaria; KRKA, Estonia; KRKA, Croatia (Hrvatska); KRKA, Poland; KRKA, Romania; KRKA, Serbia
  • Kardozin
    Deva, Turkey
  • Kinxaben
    Synpac-Kingdom, Taiwan
  • Lafedoxin
    Lafedar, Argentina
  • Luo Xin Ping
    Kangmei Pharmaceutical, China
  • Lutis
    Aché, Brazil
  • Maguran
    Medochemie, Greece
  • Magurol
    Medochemie, Cyprus; Medochemie, Malta
  • Mesilato de Doxazosina Biosintética
    Biosintética, Brazil
  • Mesilato de Doxazosina EMS
    EMS, Brazil
  • Mesilato de Doxazosina Eurofarma
    Eurofarma, Brazil
  • Mesilato de Doxazosina Gen.Germed
    Genéric.Germed, Brazil
  • Mesilato de Doxazosina Gen.Legrand
    Genéric.Legrand, Brazil
  • Mesilato de Doxazosina Medley
    Medley, Brazil
  • Mesilato de Doxazosina Merck
    Merck, Brazil
  • Mesilato de Doxazosina Ranbaxy
    Ranbaxy, Brazil
  • Mesilato de Doxazosina Sandoz
    Sandoz, Brazil
  • Mesilato de Doxazosina Teuto
    Teuto Brasileiro, Brazil
  • Normothen
    Bioindustria, Italy
  • Pencor
    Unison, Hong Kong; Unison, Malaysia; Unison, Thailand
  • PMS-Doxazosin
    Pharmascience, Canada
  • Progandol
    Almirall, Spain
  • Progandol Neo
    Almirall, Spain
  • Prostaflux
    Teuto Brasileiro, Brazil
  • Prostaride
    Garmisch, Colombia
  • Prostazocin
    Codal Synto, Cyprus
  • Quorum
    Progen, Italy
  • Raporsin XL PR
    Actavis UK, United Kingdom
  • Saxobin
    Johnson, Taiwan
  • Shuang Jiang Ping
    Xiuzheng Jilin Pharmaceutical Group, China
  • Slocinx XL PR
    Zentiva, United Kingdom
  • Supressin 2 mg
    Pfizer, Austria
  • Supressin 4 mg
    Pfizer, Austria
  • Tendura
    Adeka, Turkey
  • Tensidox
    Harsen, Indonesia
  • Teva-Doxazosin
    Teva Canada, Canada
  • Tonocardin
    Pliva, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Pliva, Croatia (Hrvatska); Teva, Lithuania
  • Unoprost
    Apsen, Brazil
  • Xadosin
    CCPC, Taiwan; MacroPhar, Thailand
  • Yi Li Ping
    Zehjiang Deyer Pharmaceutical, China
  • Yi Shu Tong
    ZongHua Pharmaceutical Factory, China
  • Zhong Wei
    Topfond Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd, China
  • Zoxan LP
    Mediwin, France; Pfizer, France
  • Zoxon
    Zentiva, Bulgaria; Zentiva, Czech Republic; Zentiva, Lithuania; Zentiva, Latvia

Glossary

TermDefinition
BANBritish Approved Name
BANMBritish Approved Name (Modified)
DCFDénomination Commune Française
DCITDenominazione Comune Italiana
ISInofficial Synonym
JANJapanese Accepted Name
OSOfficial Synonym
PHPharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INNRecommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USANUnited States Adopted Name

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