Prazosin

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

In the US, Prazosin (prazosin systemic) is a member of the drug class antiadrenergic agents, peripherally acting and is used to treat Anxiety and Stress, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Heart Failure, High Blood Pressure, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Raynaud's Syndrome.

US matches:

• Prazosin


• Prazosin and polythiazide


• Prazosin Hydrochloride

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

C02CA01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0019216-56-9

Chemical Formula

C19-H21-N5-O4

Molecular Weight

383

Therapeutic Categories

Vasodilator, peripheric

Antihypertensive agent

Chemical Name

Piperazine, 1-(4-amino-6,7-dimethoxy-2-quinazolinyl)-4-(2-furanylcarbonyl)-

Foreign Names

• Prazosinum (Latin)
• Prazosin (German)
• Prazosine (French)
• Prazosina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Prazosin (OS: DCIT, BAN)
• Prazosine (OS: DCF)
• Furazosin (IS)
• Prazosin Hydrochloride (OS: BANM, USAN, JAN)
• CP 12299-1 (IS: Pfizer)
• Furazosin hydrochloride (IS)
• Prazosin Hydrochloride (PH: BP 2010, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Prazosine (chlorhydrate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Prazosinhydrochlorid (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Prazosini hydrochloridum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Alpress
  Pfizer, Tunisia



• Hypovase (veterinary use)
  Pfizer Animal Health, United Kingdom



• Hyprosin
  Pacific, Taiwan



• Minipres
  Nostrum, Spain



• Minipress
  Pfizer, Sri Lanka



• Praten
  Labinco, Colombia



• Prazosina
  Synthesis, Colombia



• Adversuten
  AWD.pharma, Germany



• Alphapress
  Renata, Bangladesh



• Alpress
  Pfizer, France



• Apo-Prazo
  Apotex, Canada; Apotex, New Zealand; Apotex, Singapore



• Coltock
  Taisho Yakuhin, Japan



• Daldanon
  Choseido Pharmaceutical, Japan



• Decliten
  Ariston, Argentina



• Deprazolin
  Krka, Slovakia; Zentiva, Czech Republic



• Downat
  Taiyo Pharmaceutical, Japan



• Downpress
  Nipro GenephaNipurojenefa, Japan



• GenRX Prazosin
  Apotex, Australia



• Hypotens
  Dexxon, Israel



• Hypovase
  Pfizer, United Kingdom; Pfizer, Ireland



• Isepress
  Isei, Japan



• Kachilet
  Tatsumi Kagaku, Japan



• Minipres Retard
  Pfizer, Argentina



• Minipres SR
  Pfizer, Colombia



• Minipres
  Pfizer, Belize; Pfizer, Costa Rica; Pfizer, Guatemala; Pfizer, Honduras; Pfizer, Nicaragua; Pfizer, Panama; Pfizer, El Salvador



• Minipress
  Dexo, France; Pfizer, United Arab Emirates; Pfizer, Australia; Pfizer, Belgium; Pfizer, Bahrain; Pfizer, Brazil; Pfizer, Egypt; Pfizer, Ghana; Pfizer, Guyana; Pfizer, Hong Kong; Pfizer, Hungary; Pfizer, India; Pfizer, Jordan; Pfizer, Japan; Pfizer, Kenya; Pfizer, Kuwait; Pfizer, Lebanon; Pfizer, Liberia; Pfizer, Luxembourg; Pfizer, Malawi; Pfizer, Nigeria; Pfizer, Oman; Pfizer, Philippines; Pfizer, Romania; Pfizer, Saudi Arabia; Pfizer, Sudan; Pfizer, Singapore; Pfizer, Sierra Leone; Pfizer, Thailand; Pfizer, Taiwan; Pfizer, United States; Pfizer Pharma, Ethiopia



• Minpres
  Pfizer, Venezuela



• Mizpiron
  Medisa Shinyaku, Japan



• Polpressin
  Polpharma, Poland



• Pratsiol
  Aspen Pharmacare, South Africa; Orion, Finland



• Prazosin Atid
  Dexcel, Germany



• Prazosin Double-Crane Pharm
  Double-Crane, China



• Prazosin hydrochloride
  Mylan, United States; Sandoz, United States; Teva USA, United States; UDL, United States; Watson, United States



• Prazosine PCH
  Pharmachemie, Netherlands



• Prazosine Ratiopharm
  ratiopharm, Netherlands



• Prazosin-ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Germany



• Pressin
  Alphapharm, Australia



• Queenpress
  Tsuruhara Seiyaku, Japan



• Vasoflex
  Alkaloid, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Alkaloid, Croatia (Hrvatska); Alkaloid, Slovenia

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

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

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