✅ Generic Name:
Labetalol Hydrochloride Tablet 50 mg
✅ Prescription Status:
Prescription-only medicine (Rx) – Requires monitoring and supervision by a healthcare professional.
📄 Description:
Labetalol 50 mg is a combined alpha- and beta-adrenergic blocker used primarily to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). It lowers blood pressure by relaxing blood vessels and slowing the heart rate, improving blood flow and reducing cardiac workload.
Each tablet contains 50 mg of Labetalol Hydrochloride.
🌿 Nature / Class:
- Pharmacologic class: Mixed alpha-1 and non-selective beta-adrenergic blocker
- Therapeutic class: Antihypertensive
- Mechanism of action:
- Beta-blockade: decreases heart rate and contractility
- Alpha-blockade: causes vasodilation, lowering peripheral resistance
→ Combined effect leads to effective blood pressure reduction without major reflex tachycardia
🎯 Purpose / Indications:
- Mild to moderate essential hypertension
- Severe hypertension, including hypertensive emergencies (injection form preferred)
- Hypertension in pregnancy / preeclampsia (preferred drug)
- Can be used alone or in combination with other antihypertensives
✅ Advantages:
- Controls both heart rate and vascular resistance
- Minimal effect on cardiac output at rest
- Safer in pregnancy compared to many other antihypertensives
- May have a lower risk of reflex tachycardia compared to pure vasodilators
📦 Common Packaging:
- Supplied in blister packs or bottles
- Typically:
- 10 tablets per strip
- Boxes of 30 or 100 tablets
- Tablets may be round or oval, usually white or light-colored
❄️ Storage Conditions:
- Store at 15–30°C (59–86°F)
- Keep in a cool, dry place
- Protect from light and moisture
- Keep out of reach of children
👨⚕️ Patient Advice / Precautions:
- Take the tablet exactly as prescribed, with or without food
- Do not stop suddenly – can cause rebound hypertension
- May cause dizziness or fatigue – avoid driving until you know how it affects you
- Inform your doctor if you experience:
- Shortness of breath
- Slow heart rate (bradycardia)
- Swelling, fainting, or unusual fatigue
- Caution in patients with:
- Asthma or COPD – may worsen bronchospasm
- Heart block, bradycardia, or heart failure
- Diabetes – may mask signs of low blood sugar
- Avoid alcohol and rise slowly from sitting or lying down
- Monitor blood pressure and heart rate regularly
- Not usually recommended in breastfeeding (passes into breast milk)