Betastad 5 5mg

Indication

Betastad 5 (Bisoprolol Fumarate 5 mg) is a cardioselective beta-1 blocker used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure), stable chronic heart failure (in combination with other heart failure treatments), and angina pectoris.

Ingredients

• Bisoprolol Fumarate

Direction

Adults: For hypertension and angina: 5–10 mg once daily, titrated up to 20 mg if needed. For heart failure: start at 1.25 mg once daily and titrate slowly every 1–2 weeks based on tolerance (maximum 10 mg). Take once daily, with or without food.

Side effects

• Fatigue
• dizziness
• bradycardia — common.
• Cold extremities — common.
• Headache
• sleep disturbances — uncommon.
• Bronchospasm in susceptible patients — uncommon.
• Nausea
• diarrhoea
• constipation — uncommon.
• Worsening heart failure (if dose titration too rapid) — uncommon.

Precautions

• Do not use in cardiogenic shock
• decompensated heart failure
• sick sinus syndrome (without pacemaker)
• second
• or third
• degree AV block
• severe bradycardia
• or severe peripheral arterial disease.
• Do not abruptly discontinue — gradually taper to prevent rebound angina and hypertension.
• Use with caution in reactive airway disease (asthma/COPD) — may cause bronchospasm.
• May mask symptoms of hypoglycaemia.
• Caution in patients with phaeochromocytoma — use with alpha
• blocker first.
• Caution with concurrent use of calcium channel blockers
• antiarrhythmics
• or other antihypertensives.
• Keep out of reach of children.