Active Ingredient: Atenolol
For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:
Oral
50 - 100 mg
From 50 To 100 mg once every day
A suitable initial dose of atenolol is 2.5 mg (5 ml) injected intravenously over a 2.5 minute period (i.e. 1 mg/minute).
This may be repeated at 5 minute intervals, until a response is observed up to a maximum dosage of 10 mg. If atenolol is given by infusion, 0.15 mg/kg bodyweight may be administered over a 20 minute period. If required, the injection or infusion may be repeated every 12 hours. Having controlled the arrhythmias with intravenous atenolol, a suitable oral maintenance dosage is 50–100 mg daily, given as a single dose.
Intravenous
2.5 - 10 mg
From 2.5 To 10 mg once every day
A suitable initial dose of atenolol is 2.5 mg injected intravenously over a 2.5 minute period (i.e.1 mg/minute). This may be repeated at 5 minute intervals until a response is observed up to a maximum dosage of 10 mg. If atenolol is given by infusion, 0.15 mg/kg bodyweight may be administered over a 20 minute period. If required, the injection or infusion may be repeated every 12 hours. Having controlled the arrhythmias with intravenous atenolol, a suitable oral maintenance dosage is 50 to 100 mg daily.
Intravenous
0.15 mg per kg of body weight
0.15 mg per kg of body weight once every day
A suitable initial dose of atenolol is 2.5 mg injected intravenously over a 2.5 minute period (i.e.1 mg/minute). This may be repeated at 5 minute intervals until a response is observed up to a maximum dosage of 10 mg. If atenolol is given by infusion, 0.15 mg/kg bodyweight may be administered over a 20 minute period. If required, the injection or infusion may be repeated every 12 hours. Having controlled the arrhythmias with intravenous atenolol, a suitable oral maintenance dosage is 50 to 100 mg daily.
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