Category: pharmacological
Aliases: Hytrin
Selective α1-adrenergic blocker — same vascular + prostate smooth muscle relaxation as doxazosin. Approved for BPH + hypertension. Required to be uptitrated from low doses to avoid first-dose syncope. Off-label research interest as a senolytic-like + lifespan compound (Drosophila + mouse data).
PO: 12h