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💊 Atenolol Tablet 50 mg
🧪 Nature / Drug Class
🔹 Beta-1 selective adrenergic blocker
🔹 Cardioselective beta-blocker
🔹 Antihypertensive, antianginal, and antiarrhythmic
🩺 Purpose / Indications
✅ Used to treat:
- High blood pressure (hypertension)
- Angina pectoris (chest pain)
- Cardiac arrhythmias
- Post-myocardial infarction care
- Sometimes used for migraine prophylaxis, anxiety-related tachycardia
⚙️ Advantages
✔️ Once-daily dosing due to longer half-life
✔️ Reduces cardiac workload and oxygen demand
✔️ Cardioselective – fewer bronchial side effects compared to non-selective beta-blockers
✔️ Useful in patients with stable angina and controlled heart failure
📦 Common Packaging
📦 Tablet form – 50 mg
💊 Typically packed in blister strips
🕒 Dosed once or twice daily, individualized per patient
⚠️ Patient Advice / Precautions
🔍 Monitor:
- Heart rate and blood pressure
- Watch for signs of bradycardia, fatigue, or cold extremities
📛 Do not suddenly stop the medication – may worsen angina or lead to heart attack
😴 May cause dizziness or tiredness – avoid driving if affected
📌 Not usually recommended during pregnancy, unless clearly indicated
📌 Use with caution in diabetics – can mask hypoglycemia symptoms
🚫 Contraindications / Cautions
❌ Severe bradycardia
❌ Heart block >1st degree (unless pacemaker present)
❌ Overt cardiac failure
⚠️ Use cautiously in:
- Asthma or COPD (though more selective, some risk remains)
- Peripheral vascular disease
- Renal impairment – dose may need adjustment
🤝 Drug Interactions
⚠️ Caution with:
- Calcium channel blockers (verapamil, diltiazem) – may cause heart block
- Clonidine – abrupt withdrawal can increase BP
- Insulin or antidiabetics – can mask hypoglycemia
🧊 Storage
🌡 Store at room temperature (15–25°C)
🧴 Protect from light and moisture
🔒 Keep away from children