Doxazosin is a prescription drug indicated for the treatment of hypertension, to lower blood pressure. Lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events, primarily strokes and myocardial infarctions. Betegtájékoztató. 1. Milyen típusú gyógyszer a Cardura XL és milyen betegségek esetén alkalmazható? A Cardura XL az alfa-receptor-blokkoló gyógyszerek csoportjába tartozó gyógyszer. How to use Cardura. Read the Patient Information Leaflet if available from your pharmacist before you start taking doxazosin and each time you get a refill. 2. What you need to know before you take CARDURA XL Do not take CARDURA XL: 1 If you are allergic to doxazosin, other types of quinazolines 1 1 1 1 1 4.85mg doxazosin mesilate equivalent to 4mg doxazosin. For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. Doxazosin oral tablet is available as a generic drug and as brand-name drugs. Brand names: Cardura, Cardura XL. Doxazosin comes only as an oral tablet. Hypertension: Cardura XL is indicated for the treatment of hypertension and can be used as the sole agent to control blood pressure in the majority of patients. Doxazosin is the generic name of the prescription drug Cardura, which is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH (an enlarged prostate). CARDURA (doxazosin mesylate) is freely soluble in dimethylsulfoxide, soluble in dimethylformamide, slightly soluble in methanol, ethanol, and water (0.8% at 25°C), and very slightly soluble in acetone and methylene chloride. How Supplied/Storage and Handling. Doxazosin Tablets, USP are available as tablets for oral administration. Each tablet contains Doxazosin mesylate, USP equivalent to 1 mg, 2 mg, 4 mg or 8 mg of Doxazosin.