prazosin

[ prey-zoh-sin ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a white crystalline substance, C 1 9 H 2 1 N 5 O 4 , used in the treatment of hypertension.

Word History and Origins

Origin of prazosin¹

First recorded in 1965–70; probably by rearrangement and alteration of parts of its chemical name

Example Sentences

The new study was run over six months at 12 VA medical centers with about 300 participants, half of whom were given a placebo and half of whom were give prazosin.

From Scientific American

A couple of weeks after starting prazosin, Hall told Raskind he was sleeping through the night for the first time since his military service in Vietnam.

From Nature

Thousands of people with post-traumatic stress disorder have taken the drug prazosin to ease the nightmares and disturbances that stalk their sleep.

From Scientific American

Some researchers not involved with the study were quick to say that clinicians should still prescribe prazosin for some patients; Raskind, director of the VA Northwest Network Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, agreed.

From Scientific American

Perhaps, they speculated, only patients experiencing some distress respond to prazosin.

From Scientific American