title: Combination medical therapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia.
abstract: Preliminary clinical observations suggest that the efficacy of combination therapy (alpha 1 blockade + androgen suppression) is superior to the individual monotherapies. Several randomized double-blind multicenter placebo controlled studies are being done to define the efficacy and safety of combination therapy relative to the monotherapies. The ultimate role of combination therapy in clinical practice depends on a critical assessment of relative efficacy, safety, and cost.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lepor
mesh_terms: D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic