Phentolamine
medication Under reviewA non-selective alpha-adrenergic antagonist used for the control of hypertensive emergencies and other clinical applications.
Research summary
Human research on phentolamine focuses on its pharmacology and therapeutic use in specific medical settings: acute blood pressure reduction in hypertensive patients, diagnostic testing for pheochromocytoma, and erectile dysfunction. In healthy volunteers, short‑term intravenous or oral administration has been shown to reduce systemic vascular resistance and blood pressure while increasing heart rate and cardiac output, and to relax corpus cavernosum tissue consistent with its pro‑erectile effects. These studies confirm its mechanism as a potent alpha‑adrenergic blocker capable of significant hemodynamic changes. However, there is no evidence base supporting phentolamine as a general health supplement for longevity, cognitive enhancement, athletic performance, or metabolic health in healthy people. Because it can cause abrupt hypotension, reflex tachycardia, arrhythmias, and other adverse effects, its use is restricted to medically supervised contexts and specific indications. The overall research consensus is that phentolamine is an effective but high‑risk pharmacologic agent, not a nutraceutical or wellness supplement.
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Intracavernosal phentolamine in the diagnosis and treatment of erectile dysfunction
R. Virag, J. Frydman
Effects of intravenous phentolamine on hemodynamics and resting pulmonary gas exchange in man.
G. de J. Lee, J. D. Swales
Hemodynamic and metabolic effects of phentolamine in normal man
A. G. Shapiro, M. G. Wallace, R. P. Forsyth
Oral phentolamine in the treatment of male erectile dysfunction: a multicenter, placebo-controlled study
C. D. Montorsi, J. W. Mulcahy, A. O. Carson III
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Intracavernosal phentolamine in the diagnosis and treatment of erectile dysfunction
R. Virag, J. Frydman
Phentolamine mesylate relaxes penile corpus cavernosum tissue by blocking alpha-adrenergic receptors and by endothelium-dependent mechanisms
W. Zhao, J. S. Christ, I. A. Andersson, G. R. Cartledge
Oral phentolamine in the treatment of male erectile dysfunction: a multicenter, placebo-controlled study
C. D. Montorsi, J. W. Mulcahy, A. O. Carson III
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Hemodynamic and metabolic effects of phentolamine in normal man
A. G. Shapiro, M. G. Wallace, R. P. Forsyth
Effects of intravenous phentolamine on hemodynamics and resting pulmonary gas exchange in man.
G. de J. Lee, J. D. Swales
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Intracavernosal phentolamine in the diagnosis and treatment of erectile dysfunction
R. Virag, J. Frydman
Oral phentolamine in the treatment of male erectile dysfunction: a multicenter, placebo-controlled study
C. D. Montorsi, J. W. Mulcahy, A. O. Carson III
Hemodynamic and metabolic effects of phentolamine in normal man
A. G. Shapiro, M. G. Wallace, R. P. Forsyth
Effects of intravenous phentolamine on hemodynamics and resting pulmonary gas exchange in man.
G. de J. Lee, J. D. Swales
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Intracavernosal phentolamine in the diagnosis and treatment of erectile dysfunction
R. Virag, J. Frydman
Oral phentolamine in the treatment of male erectile dysfunction: a multicenter, placebo-controlled study
C. D. Montorsi, J. W. Mulcahy, A. O. Carson III
Hemodynamic and metabolic effects of phentolamine in normal man
A. G. Shapiro, M. G. Wallace, R. P. Forsyth
Effects of intravenous phentolamine on hemodynamics and resting pulmonary gas exchange in man.
G. de J. Lee, J. D. Swales
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Intracavernosal phentolamine in the diagnosis and treatment of erectile dysfunction
R. Virag, J. Frydman
Effects of intravenous phentolamine on hemodynamics and resting pulmonary gas exchange in man.
G. de J. Lee, J. D. Swales
Oral phentolamine in the treatment of male erectile dysfunction: a multicenter, placebo-controlled study
C. D. Montorsi, J. W. Mulcahy, A. O. Carson III
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Oral phentolamine in the treatment of male erectile dysfunction: a multicenter, placebo-controlled study
C. D. Montorsi, J. W. Mulcahy, A. O. Carson III
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Oral phentolamine in the treatment of male erectile dysfunction: a multicenter, placebo-controlled study
C. D. Montorsi, J. W. Mulcahy, A. O. Carson III
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Oral phentolamine in the treatment of male erectile dysfunction: a multicenter, placebo-controlled study
C. D. Montorsi, J. W. Mulcahy, A. O. Carson III
Research (5 studies)
Phentolamine mesylate relaxes penile corpus cavernosum tissue by blocking alpha-adrenergic receptors and by endothelium-dependent mechanisms
W. Zhao, J. S. Christ, I. A. Andersson, G. R. Cartledge
Oral phentolamine in the treatment of male erectile dysfunction: a multicenter, placebo-controlled study
C. D. Montorsi, J. W. Mulcahy, A. O. Carson III
Intracavernosal phentolamine in the diagnosis and treatment of erectile dysfunction
R. Virag, J. Frydman
Hemodynamic and metabolic effects of phentolamine in normal man
A. G. Shapiro, M. G. Wallace, R. P. Forsyth
Effects of intravenous phentolamine on hemodynamics and resting pulmonary gas exchange in man.
G. de J. Lee, J. D. Swales
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