W Singleton, R K Dix, L Monsen, D Moisey, M Levenstein, D F Bottiglieri, L Silver
The efficacy and safety of prazosin GITS (gastro-intestinal therapeutic system), a new extended-release once-a-day formulation, were assessed both as monotherapy in mild essential hypertension and in combination with a diuretic in moderate essential hypertension in two multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials. Prazosin GITS (Minipress XL) given once daily in doses of either 10 or 20 mg significantly reduced sitting and standing systolic and diastolic blood pressure compared with placebo in both mild and moderate essential hypertension...
August 16, 1989: American Journal of Medicine