Betapace 80 mg

Betapace (Sotalol) is in a group of drugs called beta-blockers. Beta-blockers affect the heart and circulation (blood flow through arteries and veins).
Betapace (Sotalol) is used to help keep the heart beating normally in people with certain heart rhythm disorders of the ventricles (the lower chambers of the heart that allow blood to flow out of the heart). Betapace (Sotalol) is used in people with ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation.

Betapace contains sotalol hydrochloride. It is an antiarrhythmic drug which possesses properties of classes II (beta-adrenoreceptor blocking) and III (cardiac action potential duration prolongation). Betapace is used to treat many forms of supraventricular arrhythmias, and in particular it has advantage over other beta-blockers in treatment of atrial fibrillation (chaotic contractions) fibrillation, atrial flutter (frequent rhythmic constructions). Supraventricular tachycardia (heart rhythm disorder), including Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (congenital heart disease characterized by recurrent disorders of heart rhythm and rate) paroxysmal form of atrial fluttering, ventricular tachycardia.

Contraindications:
Chronic heart failure, cardiogenic shock, atrioventricular block (disorders of conduction of excitation in conduction system of the heart), arterial hypotension (low blood pressure), sick sinus syndrome, bradycardia, elongated QT interval on the electrocardiogram, hypokalemia (decreased potassium levels in the blood), obliterative artery diseases, obstructive pulmonary disease, metabolic acidosis, hypersensitivity to the components of the drug. Caution must be exercised in the appointment of sotalol patients with recent myocardial infarction.

Possible Side Effects:
Side effects of Betapace are associated with its property to block beta-adrenoreceptors. Sinus bradycardia (rare heart rate) was reported in 9-11% of patients together with symptoms of heart failure. You may experience these such effects: lightheadedness, headache, drowsiness, dizziness, stomach upset, or blurred vision, cough, trouble sleeping, reduced concentration, dry skin, decreased sexual desire, altered taste, or muscle aches. Notify your doctor if the adverse reactions listed above and also if the following adverse reactions aggravate: mental confusion, trouble urinating, easy bruising or bleeding, chest pain, skin rash, sore throat, breathing trouble, fainting, irregular heartbeat.