Generic Name and Formulations:
Propranolol HCl 80mg, 120mg; ext-rel caps.
Company:
Akrimax Pharmaceuticals
Select therapeutic use: Hypertension
Indications for INNOPRAN XL:
Hypertension.
Adult:
≥18yrs: Take once daily at bedtime (10PM). Take consistently with regard to food. Initially 80mg/day, may increase to 120mg/day.
Children:
<18yrs: not recommended.
Contraindications:
Cardiogenic shock. Sinus bradycardia, sick sinus syndrome and >1st -degree AV block unless paced. Asthma.
Warnings/Precautions:
Renal or hepatic dysfunction. Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. Bronchospastic disease. CHF. Diabetes. May mask signs of hypoglycemia, hyperthyroidism. Surgery. SLE. Musculoskeletal disease. Avoid abrupt cessation. Elderly. Pregnancy (Cat.C). Nursing mothers.
Interactions:
Potentiated by substrates or inhibitors of CYP2D6 (eg, amiodarone, cimetidine, fluoxetine, paroxetine, quinidine, ritonavir), CYP1A2 (eg, imipramine, ciprofloxacin, theophylline, zolmitriptan), or CYP2C19 (eg, fluconazole), CNS depressants, other antihypertensives, antithyroid drugs, haloperidol, MAOIs, tricyclic antidepressants, alcohol. Antagonized by NSAIDs, aluminum hydroxide; bile acid resins (eg, cholestyramine, colestipol); smoking, chronic alcohol use, and other inducers of CYP2D6, 1A2, or 2C19. Potentiates amiodarone, chlorpromazine, diazepam, lidocaine, bupivacaine, mepivacaine, propafenone, theophylline, thioridazine, warfarin, rizatriptan, zolmitriptan. May increase cardiac effects of calcium channel blockers, digitalis, disopyramide, lidocaine. Bradycardia with catecholamine-depleting drugs. Increased orthostatic hypotension with α-blockers. Caution when withdrawing clonidine. Increased bronchial hyperreactivity with ACEIs. May interfere with glaucoma or thyroid tests. May block epinephrine.
Pharmacological Class:
Noncardioselective beta-blocker.
Adverse Reactions:
Fatigue, dizziness, constipation, bradycardia, heart failure/block, depression, visual disturbances, vivid dreams, GI upset, bronchospasm, agranulocytosis, myopathy, myotonia, skin reactions (eg, rash, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, urticaria); rare: SLE, alopecia, impotence.
How Supplied:
Caps—30, 100