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Follow Following Unfollow Pending Disabled. A answered. An alpha-blocker, also called alpha-adrenergic antagonist, is a substance that relaxes muscle tissue in blood vessels and in the prostate gland, which improves the flow of urine and blood.
Therefore, sometimes these drugs are referred to as sympatholytics because they antagonize sympathetic activity. Some alpha-blockers are non-competitive (e.g., phenoxybenzamine), which greatly prolongs their action, whereas others are relatively selective for one type of alpha-adrenoceptor.Vascular smooth muscle has two types of alpha-adrenoceptors: alpha 1 (Î± 1) and alpha 2 (Î± 2).luid retention is also a problem that can be rectified by use of a diuretic in conjunction with the alpha-blocker. Alpha blockers have not been shown to be beneficial in heart failure or angina, and should not be used in these conditions.