Prostatitis is a disease accompanied by acute or chronic inflammation of the prostate gland. Most often, this pathology is found in men aged 25 to 50 years. In the 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 drugs.
Before talking about different drugs, we emphasize that the use of any drug is possible only with a doctor's prescription.
Antibacterial agents
If, based on the results of the examination, it is determined that the inflammation of the prostate 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, the purpose of which was to compare the effectiveness of drugs from the group of macrolides and fluoroquinolones in the treatment of chronic prostatitis. As a result, the macrolide antibiotic was found to be slightly better tolerated by patients and contributed to a longer absence of relapses in most men.
Alpha blockers
Another commonly prescribed group of drugs for inflammatory lesions of the prostate gland are 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 pressure in the urethra and reducing resistance to the flow of urine.
Thus, alpha-blockers are indicated for those patients whose urination process is disturbed due to prostatitis.
Medicines from this group are almost equally effective. The choice of a specific drug is the responsibility of the attending physician.
Herbal preparations
Herbal preparations are included in a separate group of drugs for the treatment of prostatitis. Many of them are successfully used to combat inflammatory lesions of the prostate, they are low-cost and highly effective.
Examples include tablets or an oral extract that contain the herbs St. John's wort and goldenrod, licorice root, and Echinacea root rhizomes.
According to the manufacturers, this drug has anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects, improves blood circulation in the tissues of the prostate and normalizes urination.
Another popular remedy are capsules containing an extract of the fruit of the creeping palm. It has an anti-inflammatory and anti-edematous effect, thus improving urodynamics. In addition, this drug exhibits antiandrogenic activity, which inhibits proliferative changes in prostate tissue.