Nadolol Dosage
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Usual Adult Dose for:
- Angina Pectoris
- Hypertension
- Parkinsonian Tremor
- Anxiety
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Esophageal Variceal Hemorrhage Prophylaxis
- Glaucoma
- Lithium Tremor
- Migraine Prophylaxis
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
Additional dosage information:
Usual Adult Dose for Angina Pectoris
Initial dose: 40 mg orally once a day.
Maintenance dose: 40 to 80 mg orally once a day.
Doses up to 160 to 240 mg may be needed.
Usual Adult Dose for Hypertension
Initial dose: 40 mg orally once a day.
Maintenance dose: 40 to 80 mg orally once a day.
Doses up to 240 to 320 mg may be needed.
Usual Adult Dose for Parkinsonian Tremor
Initial dose: 40 to 60 mg orally once a day.
Maintenance dose: 40 to 80 mg orally once a day.
Usual Adult Dose for Anxiety
Initial dose: 40 mg orally once a day.
Maintenance dose: 40 to 80 mg orally once a day.
Doses up to 320 mg may be needed.
Usual Adult Dose for Benign Essential Tremor
Initial dose: 40 mg orally once a day.
Maintenance dose: 40 to 80 mg orally once a day.
Doses up to 320 mg may be needed.
Usual Adult Dose for Esophageal Variceal Hemorrhage Prophylaxis
Initial dose: 40 mg orally once a day.
Maintenance dose: 40 to 80 mg orally once a day.
Doses up to 320 mg may be needed.
Usual Adult Dose for Glaucoma
Initial dose: 40 mg orally once a day.
Maintenance dose: 40 to 80 mg orally once a day.
Doses up to 320 mg may be needed.
Usual Adult Dose for Lithium Tremor
Initial dose: 40 mg orally once a day.
Maintenance dose: 40 to 80 mg orally once a day.
Doses up to 320 mg may be needed.
Usual Adult Dose for Migraine Prophylaxis
Initial dose: 40 mg orally once a day.
Maintenance dose: 40 to 80 mg orally once a day.
Doses up to 320 mg may be needed.
Usual Adult Dose for Supraventricular Tachycardia
Initial dose: 40 mg orally once a day.
Maintenance dose: 40 to 80 mg orally once a day.
Doses up to 320 mg may be needed.
Renal Dose Adjustments
CrCl less than 10 mL/min: Dosing interval of 40 to 60 hours.
CrCl 10 to 30 mL/min: Dosing interval of 24 to 48 hours.
CrCl 31 to 50 mL/min: Dosing interval of 24 to 36 hours.
Liver Dose Adjustments
Data not available
Dose Adjustments
Dose adjustments may be made in 40 to 80 mg increments at 3 to 7 day intervals.
Precautions
To discontinue, reduce dose gradually over 1 to 2 weeks.
Safety and effectiveness have not been established in pediatric patients (less than 18 years of age).
Dialysis
Moderately dialyzable (20 to 50%) via hemodialysis. A supplemental dose or postdialysis dose is recommended.
Supplemental dose is not necessary following 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.
