Safety, efficacy, and lipid profile of doxazosin at a VA medical center.
The Veterans Administration Lakeside Medical Center (VALMC) is a 500-bed hospital located in downtown Chicago providing a broad scope of inpatient and outpatient medical services for more than 12,000 veterans. The VALMC Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee requested a study to evaluate doxazosin mesylate (Cardura) to determine if this agent would be an acceptable alternative to other formulary agents. It appears that doxazosin provides several therapeutic advantages, including once-daily dosing, when compared with other more costly antihypertensive agents.
VA Lakeside Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
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D002641:Chicago; D017292:Doxazosin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016903:Drug Monitoring; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006787:Hospitals, Veterans; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D012449:Safety; D016896:Treatment Outcome