Minipress
Prazosin 1mg and 2mg tablets for hypertension. A competitive alpha-1 antagonist that widens the peripheral blood vessels.
- Category
- Heart & Blood Pressure
- Active ingredient
- Prazosin
- Route
- Oral use
- Form
- Tablet
- Strengths
- 1 · 2mg
You will receive a quality generic equivalent, depending on stock.
No prescription needed: we place your order for Minipress on your behalf.
- Condition
- Hypertension
- Therapeutic class
- Alpha Adrenoceptor Antagonist
- Pharmacological class
- Alpha-1 Blocker
- Known off-label uses
- benign prostatic hyperplasia
- Contraindications
- hypersensitivity to quinazolines
- Precautions and warnings
- risk of orthostatic hypotension with first dose; do not drive after first dose
- Minor side effects
- dizziness; headache; drowsiness; nausea
- Moderate side effects
- palpitations; orthostatic hypotension
- Serious side effects
- syncope, requires immediate medical attention
- Dosage forms
- Tablet
- Administration route
- Oral use
- Originator
- Pfizer
- Onset Time
- 1–2 hours
- Duration
- 6–10 hours
- Storage instructions
- Store at room temperature away from light.
- Drug interactions
- Other antihypertensives; Alcohol
- Age restrictions
- Use with caution.
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Pregnancy: Use only if necessary. Breastfeeding: Exercise caution.
Patient summary
Prazosin 1mg and 2mg tablets for hypertension. A competitive alpha-1 antagonist that widens the peripheral blood vessels.
Mechanism of action
Prazosin is a competitive antagonist of alpha-1 adrenergic receptors. It causes peripheral vasodilation by preventing the action of norepinephrine on smooth muscles in blood vessels, which reduces total peripheral resistance.
Minipress is the Pfizer brand of prazosin, a medication frequently used for the management of hypertension. Supplied as a tablet in 1mg and 2mg strengths, it helps individuals maintain their daily health requirements and blood pressure levels throughout the long term.
Buying Minipress online
For expats and people living throughout Asia trying to maintain consistent health routines, ordering online provides reliable access to branded prazosin. Generic alternatives, much of which are made in India, often provide a more affordable cost, making effective blood pressure management easier to coordinate while away from home.
What you will receive
Minipress is the originator brand name, made by Pfizer. We use it here to identify the medicine only; we are not affiliated with Pfizer and do not ship the original Minipress.
- You receive a generic equivalent: the same active ingredient (Prazosin) at the same dose, mostly recognised Indian branded generics from vetted manufacturers.
- The exact brand supplied depends on what is in stock at the dispatching warehouse.
- A regulated generic matches the original ingredient for ingredient by legal standard.