Alpha-1-blocker
therapy in benign prostate hyperplasia
Dr
K K Aggarwal, National President IMA
Drug treatment can reduce symptoms from
benign prostatic hyperplasia.
A meta-analysis by the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) compared drugs or combinations of drugs
developed in the past 10 years for treatment of BPH with monotherapy using
older drugs.
Treatment with a newer alpha-1-blocker (AB)
(silodosin), a combination of an anticholinergic drug (fesoterodine,
tolterodine, or solifenacin) with an AB, or a phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE-5)
inhibitor (tadalafil) resulted in similar short-term symptom relief but a
greater risk of adverse effects compared with treatment with an older AB
(primarily tamsulosin).
Treat BPH symptoms with an AB alone, and
choose the AB based upon cost, side effects (particularly hypotension), and
potential medication interactions (especially with PDE-5 inhibitors).
(Uptodate)
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