Label: ATENOLOL tablet

  • Category: HUMAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG LABEL
  • DEA Schedule: None
  • Marketing Status: Abbreviated New Drug Application

Drug Label Information

Updated March 27, 2025

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  • DESCRIPTION
    Atenolol, a synthetic, beta - 1-selective (cardioselective) adrenoreceptor blocking agent, may be chemically described as benzeneacetamide, 4 -[2'-hydroxy-3'-[(1- methylethyl) amino ...
  • CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
    Atenolol is a beta - 1-selective (cardioselective) beta-adrenergic receptor blocking agent without membrane stabilizing or intrinsic sympathomimetic (partial agonist) activities. This ...
  • INDICATIONS AND USAGE
    Hypertension - Atenolol tablets are indicated for the treatment of hypertension, to lower blood pressure. Lowering blood pressure lowers the risk of fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular ...
  • CONTRAINDICATIONS
    Atenolol tablets are contraindicated in sinus bradycardia, heart block greater than first degree, cardiogenic shock, and overt cardiac failure. (See - WARNINGS.) Atenolol tablets are ...
  • WARNINGS
    Cardiac Failure - Sympathetic stimulation is necessary in supporting circulatory function in congestive heart failure, and beta-blockade carries the potential hazard of further depressing ...
  • PRECAUTIONS
    General - Patients already on a beta-blocker must be evaluated carefully before atenolol is administered. Initial and subsequent atenolol dosages can be adjusted downward depending on clinical ...
  • ADVERSE REACTIONS
    Most adverse effects have been mild and transient. The frequency estimates in the following table were derived from controlled studies in hypertensive patients in which adverse reactions ...
  • OVERDOSAGE
    Overdosage with atenolol has been reported with patients surviving acute doses as high as 5 g. One death was reported in a man who may have taken as much as 10 g acutely. The predominant ...
  • DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION
    Hypertension - The initial dose of atenolol is 50 mg given as one tablet a day either alone or added to diuretic therapy. The full effect of this dose will usually be seen within one to two ...
  • HOW SUPPLIED
    Atenolol Tablets USP, 25 mg are round, flat-face, beveled-edge, white to off-white uncoated tablets with “D” debossed on one side and “21” debossed on the other side. NDC: 70518-3531-00 - NDC ...
  • PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL
    DRUG: Atenolol - GENERIC: Atenolol - DOSAGE: TABLET - ADMINSTRATION: ORAL - NDC: 70518-3531-0 - NDC: 70518-3531-1 - NDC: 70518-3531-2 - COLOR: white - SHAPE: ROUND - SCORE: No score - SIZE: 6 mm - IMPRINT ...
  • INGREDIENTS AND APPEARANCE
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