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
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| BAN | British Approved Name |
| BANM | British Approved Name (Modified) |
| DCF | Dénomination Commune Française |
| DCIT | Denominazione Comune Italiana |
| IS | Inofficial Synonym |
| JAN | Japanese Accepted Name |
| OS | Official Synonym |
| PH | Pharmacopoeia Name |
| Rec.INN | Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization) |
| USAN | United States Adopted Name |
Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.
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