Precautions While Taking Prazosin [Minipress]Tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to
prazosin,
doxazosin (Cardura),
terazosin (Hytrin), or any other drugs.
Tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications you are taking, especially beta blockers such as atenolol (Tenormin), carteolol (Cartrol), labetalol (Normodyne,Trandate), metoprolol (Lopressor), nadolol (Corgard), propranolol (Inderal), sotalol (Betapace), and timolol (Blocadren); clonidine (Catapres); indomethacin (Indocin); verapamil (Calan); and vitamins.
Tell your doctor if you have or have ever had liver disease.
Tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while taking prazosin, call your doctor.
If you are having surgery, including dental surgery, tell the doctor or dentist that you are taking prazosin.
Before you buy prazosin you should know that this drug may make you drowsy or dizzy.
Do not drive a car or operate machinery for 12-24 hours after the first time you take prazosin or after your dose is increased. |