Bisocor 5 mg

Hypertension. Angina pectoris. Stable chronic heart failure, as an addition to standard therapy.

Bisoprolol is a highly beta-1 selective adrenoceptor blocker. It slows the heart rate, reduces the force of contraction and cardiac output, and lowers renin release, so blood pressure and the oxygen demand of the heart fall.

Hypertension and angina: 5-10 mg once daily, maximum 20 mg daily. Heart failure: start with 1.25 mg once daily and increase gradually at intervals to a maximum of 10 mg once daily. Take in the morning.

Slow heart rate, fatigue, dizziness, headache, cold hands and feet, nausea, diarrhoea or constipation, and sleep disturbance.

Do not stop suddenly; reduce the dose gradually. Use with caution in diabetes (may mask signs of low blood sugar), COPD, peripheral vascular disease, psoriasis and first-degree heart block.

Asthma or severe bronchospasm, marked bradycardia, second or third degree heart block, sick sinus syndrome, cardiogenic shock, uncontrolled heart failure, severe hypotension and untreated phaeochromocytoma.

Store below 30°C in a cool, dry place, away from light. Keep out of the reach of children.