Prostatitis is a disease accompanied by acute or chronic inflammation of the prostate gland. Most often, this pathology is observed in men aged 25-50. In the vast majority of cases, such a disease is associated with infectious flora, but there are exceptions. In this article, we will talk about drugs for prostatitis, we will look at cheap but effective remedies.
Before we talk about the various drugs, we emphasize that the use of any drug is possible only as prescribed by the doctor.
Antibacterial agents
If, based on the results of the examination, it has been established that the prostatitis is caused by bacteria, the first-line drugs are antibiotics.
The choice of a specific antibacterial agent depends on the sensitivity of the pathogen. For example, macrolides and fluoroquinolones are often used in prostatitis.
In 2014, scientists published a study aimed at comparing the effectiveness of macrolide and fluoroquinolone drugs in the treatment of chronic prostatitis. As a result, they found that the macrolide antibiotic was slightly better tolerated by the patients and contributed to a longer period of absence of relapses in most men.
Alpha blockers
Another group of drugs often prescribed for inflammatory changes in the prostate is alpha-blockers.
The purpose of these drugs is to normalize urination by reducing the tone of the smooth muscle tissue of the prostate gland and bladder neck, reducing urethral pressure, and reducing resistance to urine flow.
Thus, alpha-blockers are recommended for patients whose urination process is impaired due to prostatitis.
Medicines belonging to this group are almost equally effective. The choice of the specific drug is the responsibility of the attending physician.
Herbal preparations
Medicinal plants belong to a separate group of drugs for the treatment of prostatitis. Many of them are successfully used to combat inflammatory changes in the prostate, they are cheap and very effective.
Examples include tablets or oral extracts containing St. John's wort and goldenrod, licorice roots and rhizomes with Echinacea roots.
According to the manufacturers, this drug has an anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving effect, improves blood circulation in the tissues of the prostate and normalizes urination.
Another popular remedy is capsules containing an extract of the fruit of the creeping palm tree. It has an inflammation- and edema-reducing effect, thereby improving urodynamics. In addition, this drug exhibits antiandrogenic activity, which inhibits proliferative changes in prostate tissue.