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Preferred Name

alfuzosin hydrochloride
Synonyms

Uroxatrol

Definitions

The hydrochloride salt of alfuzosin, a quinazoline compound with smooth muscle-relaxing activity. Alfuzosin selectively binds to and antagonizes post-synaptic alpha1-adrenoreceptors in smooth muscle of the prostate, bladder base, bladder neck, prostatic capsule, and prostatic urethra, initiating relaxation of smooth muscle and resulting in improvement of urine flow and the symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). This agent also blocks alpha1-adrenoreceptors in peripheral vascular smooth muscle, resulting in vasodilatation and a decrease in peripheral vascular resistance. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C53408" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C53408" NCI Thesaurus)

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/PDQ/CDR0000465648

altLabel

Uroxatrol

cui

C0102130

C1706764

DATE FIRST PUBLISHED

2006-01-25

Date last modified

2006-07-03

definition

The hydrochloride salt of alfuzosin, a quinazoline compound with smooth muscle-relaxing activity. Alfuzosin selectively binds to and antagonizes post-synaptic alpha1-adrenoreceptors in smooth muscle of the prostate, bladder base, bladder neck, prostatic capsule, and prostatic urethra, initiating relaxation of smooth muscle and resulting in improvement of urine flow and the symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). This agent also blocks alpha1-adrenoreceptors in peripheral vascular smooth muscle, resulting in vasodilatation and a decrease in peripheral vascular resistance. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C53408" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C53408" NCI Thesaurus)

LT

TRD

NCI ID

C53408

notation

CDR0000465648

ORIG STY

Drug/agent

prefLabel

alfuzosin hydrochloride

tui

T109

T121

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