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Phenoxybenzamine (PBZ, [1] marketed under the trade names Dibenzyline and Dibenyline) is a non-selective, irreversible alpha blocker. Uses
The tables below contain a sample list of benzodiazepines and benzodiazepine analogs that are commonly prescribed, with their basic pharmacological characteristics, such as half-life and equivalent doses to other benzodiazepines, also listed, along with their trade names and primary uses.
Diabeta (Sanofi-Aventis), known also as glyburide; Diabinese, redirects to Chlorpropamide; diacerein (); diacetamate (); diacetolol (); diacetylmorphine known also as diamorphine and heroin and by numerous street names
Dibenzyline was the first brand name marketed. Today phenoxybenzamine is not the first choice due to many side effects like lowering blood pressure. [2] First selective alpha-1 blocker that was approved to treat hypertension was prazosin.
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Adrenergic blocking agents are a class of drugs that exhibit its pharmacological action through inhibiting the action of the sympathetic nervous system [1] in the body. The sympathetic nervous system(SNS) is an autonomic nervous system that we cannot control by will.
RxList is an online medical resource of US prescription medications providing full prescribing information and patient education. It was founded in 1995 by Neil Sandow, Pharm.D. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] RxList is an owned and operated site in the WebMD Consumer Network [ 3 ] and was acquired by WebMD in December 2004.
Specific locations and functions of the α receptors. Image from Basic and Clinical Pharmacology by Bertram Katzung, et al. [1] Alpha blockers, also known as α-blockers or α-adrenoreceptor antagonists, are a class of pharmacological agents that act as antagonists on α-adrenergic receptors (α-adrenoceptors).