Prazosin Hydrochloride

**Semantic type:** Organic Chemical|Pharmacologic Substance

**Definition:** A synthetic piperazine derivative with hypotensive antiadrenergic properties, Prazosin Hydrochloride reduces peripheral resistance and relaxes vascular smooth muscles as a selective adrenergic alpha-1 antagonist by a mechanism not completely known. It is used in the treatment of heart failure, hypertension, pheochromocytoma, Raynaud's syndrome, prostatic hypertrophy, and urinary retention. (NCI04)

**Synonyms:** - Alpress LP - CP-12299-1 - Duramipress - Eurex - Hypovase - Minipress - Minipress - PRAZOSIN HYDROCHLORIDE - Peripress - Prazosin hydrochloride - Sinetens