| Brand Name: | B Card |
| Generic: | Atenolol |
| Weight: | 100 mg |
| Type: | Tablet |
| Therapeutic Class: | Beta-adrenoceptor blocking drugs, Beta-blockers |
| Manufacturer: | Nipa Pharmaceuticals Ltd. |
| Price: | 1.82 |
| Last Updated: | 2020-11-20 18:15:00 |
B Card Tablet contains Atenolol. B Card uses:
B Card Tablet is indicated for: Hypertension, Angina pectoris, Cardiac arrhythmia, Myocardial infarction
B Card Tablet contains Atenolol 100 mg. B Card doses:
Hypertension: 50 mg once daily, the daily dose can be raised to 100 to 200 mg.
Angina pectoris: 50 to 100 mg daily.
Cardiac arrhythmia: B Card Tablet in low dose, 25-50 mg once daily, can be used in combination with digoxin to control the ventricular rate in atrial fibration or atrial flutter which is refractory to digoxin alone.
In general, atenolol is well tolerated although in a small number of patients (approximately 2-3%) therapy must be withdrawn because of troublesome symptomatic adverse effects. The commonest of these are cold extrimities, fatigue, vivid dreams, insomnia, diarrhoea, constipation, impotence and paraesthesia. Bronchospasm has been occurred with atenolol although this is very much less common than with the non-selective β-blockers.
The synthesis of atenolol resulted from attempts to produce a β-adrenoceptor antagonist that would competitively block β1 (cardiac) receptors but have no effect on β2-receptors. It is classified as a β1 selective (cardioselective) β-adrenergic receptor antagonist with no membranestability activity and no partial agonist activity. It is markedly the most hydrophilic of the currently available β- blockers and thus penetrates the lipid of cell membranes poorly
Patients already on a β-blocker must be evaluated carefully before B Card Tablet is administered. B Card Tablet may aggravate peripheral arterial circulatory disorders. Impaired Renal Function: Caution should be excised.
Catecholamine-depleting drugs (e.g., Reserpine) and Calcium channel blockers may have an additive effect when given with B Card Tablet. Clonidine and aspirin may have some drug reactions.
Pregnancy Category D. Caution should be exercised when B Card Tablet is administered to a nursing woman.
B Card Tablet is contraindicated for: Second and third degree heart block, Untreated heart failure, Overt cardiac failure, Cardiogenic shock.
Safety and effectiveness in pediatric patients have not been established.
Overdosage with B Card Tablet has been reported with patients surviving acute doses as high as 5 gm. One death was reported in a man who may have taken as much as 10 gm acutely.
B Card Tablet price in Bangladesh 1.82