Alpha Blockers

Alpha blockers - Click on your medication below to learn how it may be affecting you.
Alpha blockers relax certain muscles and help small blood vessels remain open. They work by keeping the hormone norepinephrine (noradrenaline) from tightening the muscles in the walls of smaller arteries and veins. Blocking that effect causes the vessels to remain open and relaxed. This improves blood flow and lowers blood pressure.
Generic NameBrand Name
DoxazosinCardura
PrazosinMinipress
TerazosinHytrin