It is supplied as a white to off-white, capsule-shaped, scored tablet for oral administration
This increases the effective refractory period (EFP) - or rest period - that a slow heartbeat
The present commercial product (tradename Betapace AF) is Sotalol is a non-selective β-adrenergic receptor blocker which has both class II and class III antiarrhythmic properties
Sotalol hydrochloride is a white, crystalline solid with a molecular weight of 308
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Sotalol is a non-cardioselective beta-blocker that also possesses potassium channel blocker properties
Brand names: Betapace, Betapace AF, Sorine, Sotylize Drug class: beta-Adrenergic Blocking Agents VA class: CV100 Chemical name: Methanesulfonamide,N-[4-[1-Hydroxy-2-[(1-methylethyl)amino]ethyl]phenyl]monohydrochloride Molecular formula: C 12 H 20 N 2 O 3 S•ClH CAS number: 959-24-
Sotalol shares class II and class III antiarrhythmic properties
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It is supplied as a light-blue, capsule-shaped tablet for oral administration
Discontinue Class I or Class III antiarrhythmic agents for at least three half-lives prior to dosing with sotalol
Sotalol hydrochloride is a white, crystalline solid with a molecular weight of 308
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Sotalol is a first generation beta blocker in a class that includes propranolol (Inderal, InnoPran), nadolol (Corgard), penbutolol sulfate (Levatol), timolol ( Blocadren ), and pindolol (Visken)
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If you are older or have kidney problems, your doctor may give you a lower dose
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To minimize the risk of drug-induced arrhythmia, initiate or reinitiate sotalol in a facility that can provide cardiac resuscitation and continuous electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring
Lopressor USP is available as 50 and 100 mg strength tablets for oral administration and as (metoprolol tartrate) Injection, USP in 5 mg strength, in 5 ml ampoules for IV administration
Maintenance dose: The initial dose may be increased, if needed, to 240 or 320 mg orally per day (120 to 160 mg orally 2 times a day)
It is often used to treat a type of arrhythmia known as AFib (atrial fibrillation)
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Vaughan-Williams Classification of Antiarrhythmic Drugs
) Rhythm control can be achieved with either antiarrhythmic drug therapy or nonpharmacologic methods
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The chemical name of sotalol hydrochloride is 4'-[1-hydroxy-2-(isopropylamino)ethyl]methanesulfonanilide monohydrochloride
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Class Ia antiarrhythmic drugs, such as disopyramide, quinidine, and procainamide, and other Class III drugs (for example, amiodarone) are not recommended as concomitant therapy with sotalol hydrochloride/sotalol hydrochloride AF Sotalol hydrochloride is a potent noncardioselective β-adrenergic-blocking agent devoid of intrinsic sympathomimetic and membrane-stabilizing actions 1-6
There are 604 drugs known to interact with Betapace AF (sotalol), along with 20 disease interactions, and 3 alcohol/food interactions
Recall that other types of beta blockers, such as metoprolol, are also used to treat hypertension
Hospitalize patients initiated or re-initiated on sotalol for at least 3 days or until steady-state drug Beta-blockers, as a class of drugs, are primarily used to treat cardiovascular diseases and other conditions
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Pill with imprint 120 mg BETAPACE is Blue, Capsule/Oblong and has been identified as Betapace 120 mg
Betapace is supplied as a light-blue, capsule-shaped tablet for oral administration
Many drugs besides sotalol may affect the heart rhythm (QT prolongation in the EKG)
The list below does not include all possible drug interactions with Sotalol (Betapace)
Generic Name Sotalol DrugBank Accession Number DB00489 Background
It classifies as a class III agent in the Vaughan-Williams classification system for antiarrhythmic
Other side effects of class Ia antiarrhythmics are more drug-specific
Tikosyn and sotalol both contain drugs to treat irregular heart Modify: 2024-02-03
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You will have to start and restart this medicine (sotalol tablets) in a setting where your heart will be watched nonstop
Sotalol belongs to a class of drugs called antiarrhythmics
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The chemical name of sotalol hydrochloride is 4'-[1-hydroxy-2-(isopropylamino)ethyl]methanesulfonanilide monohydrochloride
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There are 604 drugs known to interact with Betapace (sotalol), along with 20 disease interactions, and 3 alcohol/food interactions
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Sotalol hydrochloride is a white, crystalline solid with a molecular weight of 308
drug class and mechanism: Sotalol is a beta-adrenergic blocking drug that is used to treat abnormal heart rhythms
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Sotalol AF is specifically used for maintenance of normal sinus rhythm [delay in time to recurrence of atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter (AFIB/AFL)] in patients with symptomatic AFIB/AFL who are currently in sinus rhythm
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur
It works by affecting the response to nerve impulses in certain parts of the body, like the heart
Sotalol has an average rating of 6
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