Combination antimuscarinics and alpha-blockers for benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Millions of men suffer from lower urinary tract symptoms and overactive bladder. The adverse effects on quality of life and the costs associated with the condition have been well described. Although alpha-adrenergic antagonists have long been considered first-line therapy for male lower urinary tract symptoms, many patients have persistent storage symptoms and do not reach their treatment goal. Increasing data and clinical experience support the efficacy and safety of anticholinergics in men, either as monotherapy or in combination with alpha-blockers.
MacDiarmid
Scott A
SA
Alliance Urology Specialists, Bladder Control and Pelvic Pain Center, 509 North Elam Avenue, Greensboro, NC 27104, USA. smacdiarmid@allianceurology.com