Etnol 50 mg (Tablet)

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Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Atenolol
Company Biopharma limited
Also available as
Etnol 100 mg tablet

Title

  • Etnol Antihypertensive Medication

Categories

  • Medicine
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Health & Wellness

Description

  • Etnol is an atenolol-based medication indicated for the management of hypertension and angina pectoris, as well as for use in hemodynamically stable patients with definite or suspected acute myocardial infarction to reduce cardiovascular mortality. It is a beta-1 selective (cardioselective) beta-adrenergic receptor antagonist with no membranestability activity and no partial agonist activity.

Color Options

  • White

Usability Features

  • Single tablet daily dosing for hypertension and angina pectoris

Dimensions

  • Standard tablet size

Dosage

  • Initial dose: 50mg tablet once daily for hypertension
  • Initial dose: 50mg tablet once daily for angina pectoris
  • Initial dose: 5mg intravenous injection for acute myocardial infarction

Administration

  • Oral administration
  • Intravenous administration

Dosage Adjustment

  • Dosage increase to 100mg once daily for hypertension as needed

Max Dosage

  • 100mg once daily for hypertension
  • 200mg once daily for angina pectoris
  • 100mg or 50mg twice a day for acute myocardial infarction

Interaction

  • Catecholamine-depleting drugs may have an additive effect when given with atenolol
  • Calcium channel blockers may have an additive effect when given with atenolol
  • Concomitant use of disopyramide and atenolol may result in severe bradycardia, asystole, and heart failure

Contraindications

  • Sinus bradycardia
  • Heart block greater than first degree
  • Cardiogenic shock
  • Overt cardiac failure
  • History of hypersensitivity to atenolol or any of the drug's components

Side Effects

  • Bradycardia
  • Hypotension
  • Agranulocytosis
  • Allergic reactions (fever, aching and sore throat, laryngospasm, respiratory distress)
  • Central nervous system effects (reversible mental depression, short term memory loss)
  • Gastrointestinal effects (mesenteric arterial thrombosis, ischemic colitis)
  • Other effects (skin rashes, dry eyes)

Pregnancy Category

  • Category D

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • Caution advised during nursing

Precautions

  • Evaluation required for patients already on a beta blocker before administration
  • Aggravation of peripheral arterial circulatory disorders
  • Caution in patients with impaired renal function

Special Populations

  • Elderly Patients or Patients with Renal Impairment: Dosage adjustment required

Overdose Effects

  • Symptoms include lethargy, disorder of respiratory drive, wheezing, sinus pause, bradycardia

Therapeutic Class

  • Beta-adrenoceptor blocking drugs, Beta-blockers

Storage Conditions

  • Do not use after expiry date
  • Keep out of reach of children
  • Dispensed only on the prescription of a registered physician

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