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Agent |
Dosage (PO) | ||
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Beta-blockers | |||
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Acebutolol |
200-600 mg bid | ||
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Atenolol |
50-200 mg once daily | ||
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Betaxolol |
10-20 mg once daily | ||
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Bisoprolol |
5-10 mg once daily | ||
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Carvedilol |
12.5-25 mg bid | ||
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Metoprolol |
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Immediate-release formulations |
25-100 mg bid | ||
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Extended-release formulations |
25-200 mg once daily | ||
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Pindolol |
2.5-10 mg bid or tid | ||
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Propranolol |
10-80 mg bid or tid | ||
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Dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers | |||
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Amlodipine |
5-10 mg once daily | ||
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Felodipine |
5-10 mg once daily | ||
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Nondihydropyridine calcium channel blockers | |||
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Diltiazem |
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|
Immediate-release formulations |
30-90 mg tid | ||
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Extended-release formulations |
120-480 mg once daily (or in 2 divided doses) | ||
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Verapamil |
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Immediate release formulations |
40-160 mg tid | ||
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Extended-release formulations |
120-480 mg once daily | ||
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bid, 2 times a day; tid, 3 times a day; PO, oral. | |||