Uses / Indications:
Atecard 25mg Tablet is used in the treatment of high blood pressure, chest pain (Angina), heart failure and arrhythmias.
Pregnancy interaction:
Atecard 25mg Tablet is unsafe to use during pregnancy.There is positive evidence of human fetal risk, but the benefits from use in pregnant women may be acceptable despite the risk, for example in life-threatening situations. Please consult your doctor.
Expert advice:
Atecard helps reduce blood pressure and lower heart rate. Do not miss doses. In case you miss a dose, take it as soon as possible up to 8 hrs before next dose. Don’t double the dose. Stopping Atecard suddenly can cause your blood pressure to rise suddenly, which increases the risk of heart attack and stroke. You may feel dizzy during the initial few days. You may also have fatigue and headaches. Notify your doctor if these symptoms persist for long. Can hide symptoms of low blood sugar if you're diabetic. If you take insulin or other anti-diabetic medications, you may have to check your blood sugar level more closely. Know how to check pulse daily and blood pressure (BP) twice a week, and teach your family as well. Notify your doctor if slow pulse, troubled breathing, wheezing, cold hands and feet, dizziness, light-headedness, confusion, depression.
Side Effects:
Nausea, Headache, Fatigue, Constipation, Diarrhoea, Dizziness, Cold extremities.
How to use:
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Atecard 25mg Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
How it works:
Atecard 25mg Tablet is a beta blocker that works specifically on the heart. It works by slowing down the heart rate and makes the heart more efficient at pumping blood around the body.
Faq for medicine:
What is betacard used for? : Betacard is a trade name for active drug atenolol. Atenolol belongs to a class of drugs called beta blockers and is used for its effect on the heart and peripheral blood vessels to lower elevated blood pressure, prevent chest pain, treat uneven heart beats and in the early treatment following a heart attack|Is Atecard safe? : Yes. Atecard is safe if used at prescribed doses for the prescribed duration as advised by your doctor|Is atenolol a diuretic/ blood thinner/ ACE inhibitor/ nitrate? : No. Atenolol is blood pressure lowering medication (beta-blocker) and used to treat few other heart diseases. It has no known effect on increasing the urine output or fluidity of blood. It is not an ACE inhibitor or nitrate|Is Atecard a narcotic? : No. Atecard is not a narcotic medicine. It belongs to a class of drugs called beta blockers and is used for its effect on the heart and peripheral blood vessels to lower elevated blood pressure, prevent chest pain, treat uneven heart beats and in the early treatment following a heart attack|Is Atecard cardioselective/ selective/ non-selective? : Yes. Atecard selectively blocks receptors called beta-1 adrenergic receptor in the heart and is therefore called a cardio selective drug.
Medicine interaction:
Atecard with Glibenclamide|Atecard with Tolbutamide|Atecard with Gliclazide|Atecard with Saroglitazar|Atecard with Chlorpropamide|Atecard with Glimepiride|Atecard with Acarbose|Atecard with Glipizide|Atecard with Miglitol|Atecard with Voglibose|Atecard with Tamsulosin|Atecard with Naftopidil|Atecard with Prazosin|Atecard with Terazosin|Atecard with Phenoxybenzamine|Atecard with Alfuzosin|Atecard with Doxazosin|Atecard with Silodosin
