bis·o·pro·lol

(bĭs-ō′prə-lôl′, -lōl′, bĭs′ō-prō′lôl, -lōl)

A beta-blocker drug, C₁₈H₃₁NO₄, used in its fumarate form to treat hypertension.

[Perhaps b(is)-, (in reference to the two isopropyl groups at either end of the molecule) + isopro(pyl) + -olol, beta-blocker suffix; see propranolol.]

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Translations

bisoprolol

n bisoprolol m

References in periodicals archive

On third post-operative day one episode of breathlessness and tachycardia was experienced, controlled on Bisoprolol tablets.

Successful pregnancy in a patient with Ebstein's anomaly; a case report from a developing country

bisoprolol at 5-10 mg, modified-release doxazosin at 4-8 mg, and placebo.

Consider spironolactone in treatment-resistant hypertension

If you have systolic heart failure, you likely take carvedilol, metoprolol succinate or bisoprolol, along with other medications.

Why Beta Blockers Are a First Choice for Treating Heart Failure: These common drugs make patients feel better and live longer

Antihypertensive medications of this class are most often subjected to the DBS technique, for example, propranolol and bisoprolol. These two have been tested on different types of filter paper, including Sartorius TFN and Munktell TFN [66].

The Use of Dried Blood Spots for the Quantification of Antihypertensive Drugs

Bisoprolol is also available as a transdermal patch in Japan.

Bisoprolol Transdermal Patch Is Effective for the Treatment of AF Tachycardia

His medications included bisoprolol (2,5 mg/day), alfuzosin (10 mg/day), enalapril (20 mg/day), hydrochlorothiazide (12,5 mg/day), ticlopidine (250 mg/day), and pantoprazole (20 mg/day).

Pharmacological Hypotension as a Cause of Delirious Mania in a Patient with Bipolar Disorder

Especially, their effectivities on high BP values were different as we can see in our results (different effect, for instance, between amlodipine and nitrendipine and between nebivolol and bisoprolol).

Hypertension Treatment in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome and/or Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Analysis of the Therapy Effectivity and the Therapeutic Inertia in Outpatient Study

Patient was discharged with a medical recipe including aspirin 100 mg, ramipril/hydrochlorothiazide 5/12.5 mg, atorvastatin 20 mg, bisoprolol 5 mg and benipin 4 mg.

Should Every Coronary Chronic Total Occlusion be Treated Invasively?

Bisoprolol is a highly betaj -selective-adrenoceptor blocking agent used for the treatment of hypertension, angina pectoris, and heart failure.

Identification and Structural Characterization of Unidentified Impurity in Bisoprolol Film-Coated Tablets

Herein, we describe induction therapy with dasatinib plus prednisolone with concomitant use of bisoprolol and amiodarone for a patient with [Ph.sup.+] ALL who had dilated cardiomyopathy and incessant VT.

Dasatinib and Prednisolone Induction Therapy for a Case of Philadelphia Chromosome-Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia with Dilated Cardiomyopathy Accompanied by Life-Threatening Ventricular Tachycardia

Objective: To evaluate the effects of bisoprolol combined with trimetazidine on the treatment of heart failure patients having concomitant chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); in comparison with control group treated with standard therapy only.

Effects of bisoprolol in combination with trimetazidine on the treatment of heart failure and concomitant chronic obstructive pulmonary disease