Bisoprolol Dosage
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Usual Adult Dose for:
- Hypertension
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Angina Pectoris Prophylaxis
- Premature Ventricular Depolarizations
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
Additional dosage information:
Usual Adult Dose for Hypertension
Initial dose: 5 mg orally once a day.
Maintenance dose: 5 to 20 mg orally once a day.
Usual Adult Dose for Congestive Heart Failure
Initial dose: 1.25 mg orally once a day.
Maintenance dose: This dosage may be increased by 1.25 mg after 48 hours, then weekly as needed and tolerated to a maximum recommended daily dose of 5 mg.
Usual Adult Dose for Angina Pectoris Prophylaxis
Initial dose: 5 mg orally once a day.
Maintenance dose: This dosage may be increased as needed and tolerated to prevent this patient's angina pectoris. If necessary, this dosage may be increased approximately every three days to 10 mg, then 20 mg once a day.
Usual Adult Dose for Premature Ventricular Depolarizations
Initial dose: 5 mg orally once a day.
Maintenance dose: This dosage may be increased as needed and tolerated to eradicate this patient's premature ventricular depolarizations. If necessary, this dosage may be increased approximately every three days to 10 mg, then 20 mg once a day.
Usual Adult Dose for Supraventricular Tachycardia
Initial dose: 5 mg orally once a day.
Maintenance dose: This dosage may be increased as needed and tolerated to achieve control of this patient's supraventricular tachycardia. If necessary, this dosage may be increased approximately every three days to 10 mg, then 20 mg once a day.
Renal Dose Adjustments
CrCl less than 40 mL/min: Initial dose: 2.5 mg orally once a day.
Maintenance dose: 2.5 to 20 mg orally once a day.
Liver Dose Adjustments
Initial dose: 2.5 mg orally once a day.
Maintenance dose: 2.5 to 20 mg orally once a day.
Dose Adjustments
The dose may be increased to 10 mg and then to 20 mg if needed.
Precautions
Safety and effectiveness have not been established in pediatric patients (less than 18 years of age).
Dialysis
Bisoprolol is not dialyzable by hemo- or peritoneal dialysis.
Other Comments
Compared with Caucasian patients, Black patients have a reduced blood pressure response to monotherapy with beta-blockers; however, the reduced response is largely eliminated if combination therapy that includes an adequate dose of a diuretic is instituted.
