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Esmolol, Brevibloc

Description

Esmolol is a selective beta-1 receptor blocker with rapid onset, a very short duration of action, and no significant intrinsic sympathomimetic or membrane stabilizing activity at therapeutic dosages.

Action

selective beta-blocker

Indications



Side Effects

AV block, cardiac arrest, diaphoresis, dizziness, headache, hypotension, injection site reaction, nausea/vomiting, sinus bradycardia,

Drug-Vitamin-Herb Interactions


Negative interactions:

Calcium
Calcium may form unabsorbable complex with atenolol. Take at a different time of day.

Coleus forskohlii
Coleus forskohlii relaxes blood vessels. Combining Coleus with beta-blockers may have unpredicatable effects on blood pressure.


Positive interactions:

Chromium
Beta-blockers reduce HDL. Chromium can offset the adverse effect.

Coenzyme Q10
Beta-blockers (especially propanolol) inhibit the actions of enzymes that contain CoQ10.

 

 

 

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