Alfuzosin

Pronounced al-FYOO-zo-sin

Brand names: Uroxatral

Type: Alpha blocker (prostate medicine) · All Other Medicines

What Alfuzosin is used for

  • Urinary symptoms from an enlarged prostate
  • Improving urinary flow in benign prostatic hyperplasia

◆ Kidney note

Use with caution in severe kidney impairment.

Common side effects

  • Dizziness
  • Headache
  • Tiredness
  • Stomach upset

Important cautions

  • Can lower blood pressure on standing — combined with erection medicines or strong blood pressure drugs, fainting risk rises
  • Can contribute to floppy iris complications in cataract surgery — tell the eye surgeon

How it comes

Extended-release tablets. This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.

Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.