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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Nightmares 21 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) 16 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Bladder problems 3 0
Other 2 1 Efficacy_major
Elevated blood pressure 2 0
Night or sleep terrors 1 0

See all 39 patients currently taking Prazosin

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 2
None
 6

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Prazosin

Drowsiness 2

Reported Dosages

  2 2mg as needed 1 mg daily 2 mg daily 3 mg daily 4 mg daily 5 mg daily 6 mg daily 8 mg daily 10 mg daily 12 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 7 Number of Patients: 7 2 Number of Patients: 2 8 Number of Patients: 8 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Prazosin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 33%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 33%
Other 1   Other: 33%

See all 3 patients who’ve stopped taking Prazosin

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Prazosin

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

Stopped Taking Prazosin

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Prazosin

Always
 5 63%
Usually
 3 38%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Prazosin

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 8 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Prazosin

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 14%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 6 86%

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Report created on February 11, 2012.