Comparing Doxazosin vs Dutasteride / Tamsulosin
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Prescription only
Doxazosin is used for the treatment of BPH and high blood pressure. It may cause dizziness or lightheadedness on initiation or with a dosage increase; however, a tolerance to this effect develops on... View more |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. Dutasteride / tamsulosin may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Related suggestions Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
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| More about Doxazosin | More about Dutasteride / tamsulosin | ||||||||||||||||
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Doxazosin has an average rating of 5.4 out of 10 from a total of 68 ratings on Drugs.com. 37% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 35% reported a negative effect. |
Dutasteride / tamsulosin has an average rating of 4.7 out of 10 from a total of 44 ratings on Drugs.com. 27% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 48% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
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Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
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| Cardura, Cardura XL, Carduran, Cascor, Doxadura | Jalyn | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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22 hours |
840 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category X
Not for use in pregnancy
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
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A total of 322 drugs are known to interact with Doxazosin:
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A total of 341 drugs are known to interact with Dutasteride / tamsulosin:
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| First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
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November 02, 1990 |
June 14, 2010 |
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N/A |
N/A |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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