Toggle menu
Toggle preferences menu
Toggle personal menu
Not logged in
Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits.

Page values for "Labetalol"

From Pharmacopedia
More actions

"Medicines" values

1 row is stored for this page
FieldField typeValue
genericStringLabetalol
brandStringTrandate, Normodyne (discontinued in US)
structureFile
classesList of String, delimiter: ,[[:Category:Beta blockers|Combined alpha-1 and non-selective beta blocker]] [[:Category:Antihypertensives|Antihypertensive]]
mechanismString'"`UNIQ--vote-00000015-QINU`"' The favorable pregnancy safety profile and the dual mechanism support its first-line role in pregnancy-associated hypertension and in hypertensive emergencies where rapid, controllable BP reduction is needed'"`UNIQ--ref-00000016-QINU`"'.
usesString'"`UNIQ--vote-00000017-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000018-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000019-QINU`"'
starting_doseStringOral: 100 mg PO BID, titrate to 400 mg BID. IV: 20 mg over 2 minutes, repeat 40-80 mg every 10 minutes as needed (maximum cumulative 300 mg); continuous infusion 2 mg/minute
preparationsStringTablets 100, 200, 300 mg; injection 5 mg/mL
fda_maxString2400 mg/day (oral); 300 mg total per IV bolus dosing series
pill_idText
routesList of String, delimiter: ,Oral intravenous
onsetStringBP effect within hours (oral); 5-10 minutes (IV)
durationString8-12 hours (oral); 4-6 hours (IV)
halflifeString~6-8 hours'"`UNIQ--ref-0000001A-QINU`"'
bioavailabilityString~25% (oral; extensive first-pass)'"`UNIQ--ref-0000001B-QINU`"'
pregnancyString'''Among the safest antihypertensives in pregnancy''', recommended for chronic hypertension during pregnancy and first-line for severe hypertension in preeclampsia and eclampsia'"`UNIQ--ref-0000001C-QINU`"'
legalString[[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US