This Drug Should Not Be Taken If. Usual Adult Dosage Range:Initially 10 mg once daily

Usual Adult Dosage Range:Initially 10 mg once daily. Dose may be in­creased gradually at intervals of 7 to 14 days as needed and tolerated up to 20 mg/24 hours. The usual maintenance dose is 10 to 15 mg/24 hours. The total dose should not exceed 20 mg/24 hours. Note: Actual dosage and administration schedule must be determined by the physician for each patient individually.

Available DosageForms and Strengths

Principal Uses

Controlled Drug:USA: No

BETAXOLOL

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(be TAX oh lohl)

Introduced: 1983

Class: Antihypertensive, beta-adrenergic blocker

Prescription: USA: Yes

Available as Generic: No Brand Names: Betoptic, Kerlone

As a Single Drug Product: Used primarily to treat (1) mild to moderately severe high blood pressure; (2) chronic open-angle glaucoma (eye drops). May be used alone or concurrently with other antihypertensive drugs, such as diuretics.

How This Drug Works: By blocking certain actions of the sympathetic nervous system, this drug

• reduces the rate and contraction force of the heart, thus lowering the
ejection pressure of the blood leaving the heart and reducing the oxygen requirement for heart function.

• reduces the degree of contraction of blood vessel walls, resulting in
their relaxation and expansion and consequent lowering of blood pressure.

• reduces the internal pressure of the eye.

Eye drops — 0.5%

Tablets — 10mg, 20 mg

Dosing Instructions: May be taken without regard to eating. The tablet may be crushed for administration. Do not discontinue this drug abruptly.

Usual Duration of Use: Continual use on a regular schedule for 10 to 14 days is usually necessary to determine this drug's effectiveness in low­ering blood pressure. The long-term use of this drug will be determined by the course of your blood pressure over time and your response to the overall treatment program (weight reduction, salt restriction, smoking cessation, etc.) Consult your physician on a regular basis.

Possible Advantages of This Drug: Usually effective and well tolerated with a single dose daily.

Currently a "Drug of Choice"

for initiating treatment of hypertension with a single drug, especially for those subject to bronchial asthma or diabetes.

• you have had an allergic reaction to it previously.

• you have congestive heart failure.

• you have an abnormally slow heart rate or a serious form of heart
block.

• you are taking, or have taken within the past 14 days, any monoamine
oxidase (MAO) type A inhibitor drug.

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