title: Rapid onset of action with alfuzosin 10 mg once daily in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial.
abstract: This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was conducted to investigate whether alfuzosin 10 mg once daily improves the maximum flow rate (Q(max)) and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) after 1 week and 1 month of treatment. A total of 372 men aged > or = 50 years with symptomatic BPH received alfuzosin or placebo for 28 days. Q(max) increased significantly from baseline at day 8 with alfuzosin (P<0.001 versus placebo); this improvement was evident within 24 h after the first dose and was maintained at day 29. LUTS improved from baseline with alfuzosin at day 8 (P=0.07 versus placebo) and day 29 (P=0.003 versus placebo). Alfuzosin 10 mg once daily exhibits a rapid onset of action, with improvements in Q(max) and LUTS maintained through 1 month of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. martin.resnick@case.edu
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Resnick
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Roehrborn
mesh_terms: D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000368:Aged; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010919:Placebos; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011799:Quinazolines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014554:Urination / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists; D010919:Placebos; D011799:Quinazolines; C047638:alfuzosin