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High blood pressure B p- tablet- Atenolol

High blood pressure /bp? Atenolol

 

 

Atenolol belongs to a group of medicines called beta-blockers. It's used to treat high blood pressure

and irregular heartbeats and arrhythmia. It can also be used to prevent chest pain caused by angina.

If you have high blood pressure, taking atenolol helps prevent future heart disease, heart attacks, and strokes

 

Atenolol oral tablet is available as a brand-name drug and a generic drug. Brand name isTenormin.

Atenolol comes only as a tablet you take by mouth. Atenolol is used to treat high blood pressure and chest pain.

It can also help prevent heart attack or heart damage after a heart attack.

 

Formula: C14H22N2O3

 

Dosing

How much you take depends on why you need atenolol. For high blood pressure –

the usual dose is 25mg to 50mg taken once a day. For angina (chest pain) –

the usual dose is 100mg taken once a day or split into 2 50mg doses.

For irregular heartbeats (arrhythmia) - the usual dose is 50mg to 100mg taken once a day.

 

Mechanism and action:

Atenolol belongs to a class of drugs known as beta-blockers. It works by blocking the action of certain

natural chemicals in your body, such as epinephrine, on the heart and blood vessels. This effect lowers

the heart rate, blood pressure, and strain on the heart. 

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