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Doxazosin mesylate a quinazoline compound sold by Pfizer under the brand names Cardura and Carduran is an α1-selective alpha blocker used to treat high blood pressure and urinary retention associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).On February 22 2005 the US FDA approved a sustained release form of doxazosin to be marketed as Cardura XL.It is an alpha-1 adrenergic receptor blocker that inhibits the binding of norepinephrine (released from sympathetic nerve terminals) to the alpha-1 receptors on the membrane of vascular smooth muscle cells.
