Bisoprolol Fumarate

When should one not use Bisoprolol Fumarate

• If you are allergic to Bisoprolol or any other ingredients of Bisoprolol Fumarate.
• If you have severe heart problems like heart failure.
• If you are suffering from severe asthma or severe low blood pressure.
• If you have severe blood circulation problems.
• If you have a rare tumour of the adrenal gland (phaeochromocytoma).
• If your doctor has told you that you have metabolic acidosis (a condition when there is too much acid in your blood).

Common side effects of this drug are:

• Headache
• Dizziness
• Tiredness
• Weakness
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Diarrhoea
• Constipation
• Cold or numb feeling in hands and legs
• Low blood pressure

Other General Warnings

• You have diabetes.
• You have thyroid disease.
• You are going to have surgery.
• You are on a strict diet or fasting.
• You have blood circulation problems.
• You have any lung disease or asthma.
• You have problems with your heart, liver or kidneys.
• You have a history of psoriasis (a type of scaly skin rash).
• You have phaeochromocytoma (a tumour of the adrenal gland).
• Bisoprolol Fumarate is not recommended for use in patients less than 18 years.

How Does It Work?

Interactions with other medicines

• Bisoprolol Fumarate may interact with other medicines, discuss with your doctor about all the medicines, supplements or herbal preparations you are taking. Also, you should inform your doctor if you have a planned surgery or vaccination schedule.
• Concomitant use of Bisoprolol Fumarate with medicines to treat irregular heartbeat like disopyramide, quinidine, flecainide, amiodarone, medicines to treat migraine like ergotamine, rizatriptan and adrenaline (epinephrine) used to treat shock may cause high blood pressure or slow heartbeats and thus should be used with caution.
• Concomitant use along with medicines to treat heart diseases like verapamil, diltiazem, nifedipine, nicardipine, and dihydropyridine may cause abnormal heart rhythm, low blood pressure, slow heartbeats and heart failure.
• Concomitant use of this medicine with anaesthetics may cause fast heartbeats and may also increase the risk of high blood pressure thus should be used with caution.
• Concomitant use along with medicines to treat high blood pressure like selegiline, phenelzine, clonidine, moxonidine, methyldopa or hydralazine can cause low blood pressure. When taken together, Bisoprolol should be withdrawn several days before discontinuing clonidine or moxonidine.
• Concomitant use of NSAIDs like indomethacin, ibuprofen may decrease the effects of Bisoprolol.
• Concomitant use of Bisoprolol Fumarate with medicines to treat mental illness like fluvoxamine, and imipramine may cause slow heartbeats.
• Concomitant use along with tobacco may cause an increase in heart rate and may impair blood pressure control thus you should avoid smoking tobacco.
• Other medicines like lidocaine, warfarin, phenobarbital, mephobarbital, chlorpromazine, cimetidine, hydralazine, imipramine, rifampicin, theophylline, insulin and digoxin used to treat heart failure should be used cautiously.

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