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1973 a multicenter, placebo-controlled trial investigating the safety and efficacy of once daily tadalafil in MEN with signs and symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia taking concomitant A1-adrenergic antagonist therapy

E. Goldfischer, J. Kowalczyk, W. Clark, E. Brady, M. Shane, N. Dgetluck, S. Klise

The Journal of Urology, 2011

Abstract

You have accessJournal of UrologyBenign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Medical and Hormonal Therapy1 Apr 20111973 A MULTICENTER, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED TRIAL INVESTIGATING THE SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF ONCE DAILY TADALAFIL IN MEN WITH SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA TAKING CONCOMITANT A1-ADRENERGIC ANTAGONIST THERAPY Evan Goldfischer, John Kowalczyk, William Clark, Erin Brady, Michael Shane, Nancy Dgetluck, and Suzanne Klise Evan GoldfischerEvan Goldfischer Poughkeepsie, NY More articles by this author , John KowalczykJohn Kowalczyk Los Angeles, CA More articles by this author , William ClarkWilliam Clark Anchorage, AK More articles by this author , Erin BradyErin Brady Indianapolis, IN More articles by this author , Michael ShaneMichael Shane Indianapolis, IN More articles by this author , Nancy DgetluckNancy Dgetluck Basking Ridge, NJ More articles by this author , and Suzanne KliseSuzanne Klise Indianapolis, IN More articles by this author View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.juro.2011.02.2198AboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES The standard-of-care medical therapy for the treatment of moderate to severe symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia is alpha1-adrenergic antagonist (α-blocker)-therapy. Tadalafil is currently under investigation for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. This study investigated the safety of daily…

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