Betacard 50 mg (Tablet)
Unit Price: ৳ 2.00 (10 x 10: ৳ 200.00)
Strip Price: ৳ 20.00
Medicine Details
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Generic | Metoprolol tartrate |
| Company | Aristopharma ltd |
Indications
- Management of hypertension and angina pectoris
- Treatment of cardiac arrhythmias
- Adjunct to the treatment of hyperthyroidism
- Intervention in acute myocardial infarction
- Pain relief
Pharmacology
- Selective beta1-blocker
- Reduction of heart rate, cardiac output, contractility, and blood pressure
- Less interference with insulin release and carbohydrate metabolism
- Minimal interference with cardiovascular response to hypoglycemia
Dosage & Administration
- Range of total daily dosage for hypertension
- Range of dosage for angina pectoris
- Control of cardiac arrhythmias
- Specific dosage for hyperthyroidism
- Initial and maintenance dosage for myocardial infarction
- Recommended dosage for heart failure
- Intravenous injection dosage for arrhythmias, surgery, and myocardial infarction
Interaction
- Additive effect with catecholamine-depleting drugs
- Inhibition of CYP2D6 by certain drugs
- Concomitant use with digitalis glycosides
- Exacerbation of rebound hypertension with clonidine withdrawal
Contraindications
- AV block
- Uncontrolled heart failure
- Severe bradycardia
- Sick-sinus syndrome
- Cardiogenic shock
- Severe peripheral arterial disease
- Known hypersensitivity to Metoprolol or other B-blockers
- Complication of myocardial infarction by bradycardia, first-degree heart block, systolic hypotension, and/or severe heart failure
Side Effects
- Tiredness
- Dizziness
- Depression
- Diarrhea
- Itching or rash
- Shortness of breath
- Slow heart rate
- Mental confusion
- Headache
- Somnolence
- Nightmares
- Insomnia
- Dyspnea
- Nausea
- Dry mouth
- Gastric pain
- Constipation
- Flatulence
- Digestive tract disorders
- Heartburn
- Pruritus
- Musculoskeletal pain
- Blurred vision
- Decreased libido
- Tinnitus
- Intensification of AV block
Pregnancy & Lactation
- Pregnancy Category C
- Excretion in breast milk
- Caution during nursing
Precautions & Warnings
- Use in patients with bronchospastic disease
- Controversy over withdrawal prior to major surgery
- Masking of tachycardia during hypoglycemia
- Effect on peripheral vascular disease
- Interaction with calcium channel blockers
Use in Special Populations
- Caution in hepatic impaired patients
- Clinically relevant differences in pediatric patients aged 6 to 16 years
- Safety and effectiveness in patients <6 years of age
- Efficacy and adverse events in older and younger patients
Overdose Effects
- Manifestation onset and treatment
- Severe hypotension
- Sinus bradycardia
- Atrioventricular block
- Heart failure
- Cardiogenic shock
- Cardiac arrest
- Bronchospasm
- Impairment of consciousness
- Coma
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Cyanosis
- Hypoglycemia
- Hyperkalemia
- Close monitoring and specific treatments
Storage Conditions
- Cool and dry place
- Protected from light