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Prazosin: A Review of its Pharmacological Properties and Therapeutic Efficacy

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Abstract

Prazosin [1-(4-amino-6,7-dimethoxy-2-quinazolinyl)-4-(2-furoyl)-piperazine] is the first member of a new class of antihypertensive agents (fig. 1).

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Brogden, R.N., Heel, R.C., Speight, T.M., Avery, G.S. (1979). Prazosin: A Review of its Pharmacological Properties and Therapeutic Efficacy. In: Brogden, R.N. (eds) Antihypertensive Drugs Today. Cardiovascular Drugs, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7268-4_4

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