Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists

DBCAT000696Therapeutic categoryG04CA

Drugs that bind to but do not activate alpha-adrenergic receptors thereby blocking the actions of endogenous or exogenous adrenergic agonists. Adrenergic alpha-antagonists are used in the treatment of hypertension, vasospasm, peripheral vascular disease, shock, and... A DrugBank category of 78 drugs. 62 of them are approved.

Also known as
Adrenergic alpha Antagonists · Adrenergic alpha Blockers · Adrenergic alpha Receptor Blockaders · Adrenergic alpha-Blockers · Adrenergic alpha-Receptor Blockaders

What you can answer from here — as of August 12, 2019

78DrugsEach linked to its full drug card
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154Drug targetsEvery drug–target pair in the class, with bond type
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27,678Marketed productsAcross the regions we cover, with dosage forms and routes
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16Routes of administrationHow the drugs in this class are given
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2SubcategoriesNarrower classes within this one
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