Atenolol Tables:
Pharmacokinetics
Bioavailability
Peak plasma level
Plasma half-life
Active metabolites
Elimination
little variability
45-55%
2 to 4 hours
6 to 8 hours*
none
renal
*The duration of the effects is 24 hours.
Dose
Indication
Administration
Initial loading dose
Dose
Interval
Maintenance dose
Dose
Interval
hypertension/angina pectoris/status after infarction
oral
25-50 mg
24 hours
25-100 mg
24 hours
cardiac emergencies
i.v.
2.5-5 mg
15 minutes*
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*Only one repetition allowed (highest total dose 10 mg); then oral administration.
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