ch19 beta adrenergic blocking drugs

Question 1

atenolol (Tenormin) Pharmacologic Class

Answer 1

Beta 1 Blocker

Question 2

atenolol (Tenormin) Usual Adult Dosage Range

Answer 2

PO: 50-200 mg/day daily or divided bid; max 200 mg/day

Question 3

atenolol (Tenormin) Indications

Answer 3

Hypertension, angina

Question 4

carvedilol (Coreg) Pharmacologic Class

Answer 4

Alpha and beta blocker

Question 5

carvedilol (Coreg) Usual Adult Dosage Range

Answer 5

PO: 6.25-100 mg/day depending on indication

PO: CR: 10-80 mg/day

Question 6

carvedilol (Coreg) Indications

Answer 6

Heart failure, angina, hypertension

Question 7

labetalol (Normodyne, Trandate) Pharmacologic Class

Answer 7

Alpha 1 and Beta Blocker

Question 8

labetalol (Normodyne, Trandate) Usual Adult Dosage Range

Answer 8

PO: 100-400 mg bid; max 2400 mg/day

IV: 20 mg with additional doses of 40-80 mg at 10-min intervals until desired effect or a total dose of 300 mg is injected; maintenance infusion of 2 mg/min initially and titrated to response

Question 9

labetalol (Normodyne, Trandate) Indications

Answer 9

PO: Hypertension

IV: Severe Hypertension

Question 10

metoprolol (Lopressor, Toprol XL) Pharmacologic Class

Answer 10

Beta 1 Blocker

Question 11

metoprolol (Lopressor, Toprol XL) Usual Adult Dosage Range

Answer 11

PO: 50-400 mg/day depending on form used

IV/PO: 3 bolus injections of 5 mg at 2-minute intervals followed by in 15 min by 50 mg PO every 6 hr for 48 hr; therefore 50-100mg PO bid

Question 12

metoprolol (Lopressor, Toprol XL) Indications

Answer 12

PO: Hypertension, Late MI

IV/PO: Early MI

Question 13

propranolol (Inderal, Inderal LA) Pharmacologic Class

Answer 13

PO: 80-320 mg/day divided by bid-qid

PO#2: 120-640 mg/day divided by bid-tid

PO#3: 30-120 mg/day divided by tid-qid

PO#4: 180-240 mg/day divided by tid-qid

PO#5: 160-240 mg/day divided

Question 14

propranolol (Inderal, Inderal LA) Indications

Answer 14

PO: Angina

PO#2: Hypertension

PO#3: Dysrhythmias

PO#4: Post-MI

PO#5: Migraine