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What is Prazosin?

Prazosin is indicated in the treatment of hypertension. It is used off lable for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); benign prostatic hyperplasia; Raynaud's syndrome.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Nightmares 9 3
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD 3 1
Other 2 1
High blood pressure (Hypertension) 1 0
Treat my mood condition(s) 1 1
Bladder problems 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
1 20%
None
4 80%

Most commonly reported side effects

Drowsiness
1 20%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  2 2mg as needed 1 mg daily 2 mg daily 4 mg daily 5 mg daily 8 mg daily 10 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Prazosin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe
1 100% Side effects too severe: 100%

See all 1 patient who’ve stopped taking Prazosin

Currently Taking Prazosin

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
3
2
1
7
3

Stopped Taking Prazosin

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
0
0
0
0
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
4 80%
Usually
1 20%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
5 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
1 20%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
3 60%

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Report created on November 22, 2009.