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Prazosin

Also indexed as: Alti-Prazosin, Apo-Prazo, Minipress, Novo-Prazin, Nu-Prazo

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Prazosin is a member of the alpha blocker family of drugs used to lower blood pressure in people with hypertension. Prazosin is also used to treat some instances of heart failure.

Summary of Interactions with Vitamins, Herbs, and Foods
In some cases, a herb or supplement may appear in more than one category, which may seem contradictory. For clarification, read the full article for details about the summarized interactions.

Depletion or interference

None known
Side effect reduction/prevention

None known
Supportive interaction

None known
Reduced drug absorption/bioavailability

None known
Adverse interaction

None known

An asterisk (*) next to an item in the summary indicates that the interaction is supported only by weak, fragmentary, and/or contradictory scientific evidence.

Interactions with Foods and Other Compounds

Food
Prazosin may be taken with or without food.1

References

1. Jaillon P. Clinical pharmacokinetics of prazosin. Clin Pharmacokinet 1980;5:365–76 [review].