Labetalol
Overview
Labetalol is a mixed alpha
/beta
adrenergic antagonist, which is used to treat high blood pressure
.
It has a particular indication in the treatment of pregnancy-induced hypertension
which is commonly associated with pre-eclampsia
.
It is also used to treat chronic and acute hypertension
of pheochromocytoma
and hypertensive crisis.
Labetalol is available in 100, 200, and 300 mg tablets and intravenously (only as Trandate) in 5 mg/ml solution.
Alpha blocker
Alpha-1 blockers constitute a variety of drugs which block α1-adrenergic receptors in arteries and smooth muscles.-Pharmacology:...
/beta
Beta blocker
Beta blockers or beta-adrenergic blocking agents, beta-adrenergic antagonists, beta-adrenoreceptor antagonists or beta antagonists, are a class of drugs used for various indications. They are particularly for the management of cardiac arrhythmias, cardioprotection after myocardial infarction ,...
adrenergic antagonist, which is used to treat high blood pressure
Hypertension
Hypertension or high blood pressure is a cardiac chronic medical condition in which the systemic arterial blood pressure is elevated. What that means is that the heart is having to work harder than it should to pump the blood around the body. Blood pressure involves two measurements, systolic and...
.
It has a particular indication in the treatment of pregnancy-induced hypertension
Pregnancy-induced hypertension
Gestational hypertension or pregnancy-induced hypertension is defined as the development of new arterial hypertension in a pregnant woman after 20 weeks gestation without the presence of protein in the urine.-Conditions:...
which is commonly associated with pre-eclampsia
Pre-eclampsia
Pre-eclampsia or preeclampsia is a medical condition in which hypertension arises in pregnancy in association with significant amounts of protein in the urine....
.
It is also used to treat chronic and acute hypertension
Hypertension
Hypertension or high blood pressure is a cardiac chronic medical condition in which the systemic arterial blood pressure is elevated. What that means is that the heart is having to work harder than it should to pump the blood around the body. Blood pressure involves two measurements, systolic and...
of pheochromocytoma
Pheochromocytoma
A pheochromocytoma or phaeochromocytoma is a neuroendocrine tumor of the medulla of the adrenal glands , or extra-adrenal chromaffin tissue that failed to involute after birth and secretes excessive amounts of catecholamines, usually noradrenaline , and adrenaline to a lesser extent...
and hypertensive crisis.
Labetalol is available in 100, 200, and 300 mg tablets and intravenously (only as Trandate) in 5 mg/ml solution.
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