BARBLOC PINDOLOL TABLETS 5MG (Bottle of 100)

Category: Prescription Drug

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Barbloc is used to:

• lower high blood pressure, also called hypertension
• prevent angina
• treat irregular heart beat (arrhythmia).

Hypertension

Everyone has blood pressure. This pressure helps get your blood all around your body. Your blood pressure may be different at different times of the day, depending on how busy or worried you are. You have hypertension (high blood pressure) when your blood pressure stays higher than is needed, even when you are calm and relaxed.

There are usually no symptoms of hypertension. The only way of knowing that you have hypertension is to have your blood pressure checked on a regular basis. You may feel fine and have no symptoms, but eventually hypertension can cause stroke, heart disease and kidney failure.

Angina

Angina is a pain or uncomfortable feeling in the chest, often spreading to the arms or neck and sometimes to the shoulders and back. This may be caused by too little blood and oxygen getting to the heart. The pain of angina is usually brought on by exercise or stress but it can also happen while you are resting. Barbloc helps to prevent angina from happening. It is not used to treat an attack of angina once it starts.

Irregular heart beat

Irregular heartbeat, also known as arrhythmia, means that there is a disturbance of the normal rhythm or beat of the heart. Arrhythmias may be caused by a number of factors, including some heart diseases, an overactive thyroid gland, or chemical imbalances. Barbloc helps to restore the normal rhythm of the heart.

Barbloc belongs to a group of medicines called beta-blockers. It works by affecting the body`s response to certain nerve impulses, especially in the heart. As a result, it decreases the heart`s need for blood and oxygen and reduces the amount of work that the heart has to do. It also widens the blood vessels in the rest of the body, causing blood pressure to fall Barbloc also helps the heart to beat more regularly.

Barbloc can be used alone or in combination with other medicines to treat your condition.

Your doctor may have prescribed Barbloc for another reason. Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why Barbloc has been prescribed for you.

Barbloc is not recommended for use in children, as there is not enough information on its effects in children.

Barbloc is available only with a doctor`s prescription.

There is no evidence that Barbloc is addictive.

How much to take

Your doctor will tell you how many tablets you need to take each day and when to take them. This depends on your condition, on how you respond to this medicine and whether or not you are taking any other medicines.

For high blood pressure, the usual dose is 15 mg per day but can range from 10 mg to 30 mg per day. Doses above 15 mg should be divided into two or three smaller doses.

For angina, the usual dose is from 7.5 mg to 20 mg each day, divided into three doses.

For irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia), the usual dose is 15 mg to 30 mg each day, divided into three doses.

Patients with kidney problems may need smaller doses.

Follow all directions given to you by your doctor and pharmacist carefully.

How to take Barbloc

Swallow the tablets with a glass of water.

Barbloc tablets can be broken in half if your doctor has prescribed half a tablet.

When to take Barbloc

Take Barbloc at about the same time each day.

If you forget to take Barbloc

If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the dose you missed and take your next dose when you are meant to.

Otherwise, take the missed dose as soon as you remember, and then go back to taking your tablets as you would normally.

Do not take a double dose to make up for the dose you missed.

If you are not sure what to do, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

If you have any questions about this, check with your doctor or pharmacist.

How long to take Barbloc for

Barbloc helps control your condition, but does not cure it, so it is important to take it every day.

Keep taking Barbloc for as long as your doctor recommends.

If you take too much Barbloc (overdose)

Immediately telephone your doctor, or the Poisons Information Centre (telephone 13 11 26), or go to Accident and Emergency at the nearest hospital, if you think you or anyone else may have taken too much Barbloc. Do this even if there are no signs of discomfort or poisoning.

• You may need urgent medical attention.
• If you take too much Barbloc, you may feel dizzy, sick (nausea), vomit, have a slow heart beat and even collapse.

Ingredients

The active ingredient in Barbloc is pindolol. Each Barbloc tablet contains 5 mg or 15 mg of pindolol.

The tablets also contain:

• microcrystalline cellulose
• pregelatinised maize starch
• colloidal anhydrous silica
• magnesium stearate

The tablets are gluten free.