BPH Initially 1 mg at bedtime, subsequently increase stepwise to 2, 5 or 10 mg once daily at 7 days intervals. HTN Initially 1 mg at bedtime increasing gradually at 7 days intervals according to patient's response, up to 20 mg daily. Usual maintenance dose: 2-10 mg daily.
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Administration
May be taken with or without food.
Contraindications
Hypersensitivity. Not for treatment of heart failure caused by mechanical obstruction ie, aortic or mitral valve stenosis, pulmonary embolism & restrictive pericardial disease.
Postural hypotension & syncope in association w/ the 1st dose or 1st few days of therapy. Patients w/ BPH should be examined prior to start of therapy to rule out the presence of prostate carcinoma. May impair ability to drive or operate machinery. Pregnancy & lactation. Childn.