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What is Bisoprolol?

Bisoprolol is a beta blocker used in the treatment of hypertension, alone or in combination with other agents. Off label it is used for chronic stable angina, supraventricular arrhythmias, premature ventricular contractions, and heart failure.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Elevated blood pressure 14 4 Efficacy_cant_tell
Hypertension 9 1 Efficacy_major
Other 8 3 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 2 0
Heart palpitations 2 0
Support heart health 2 1 Efficacy_moderate

See all 50 patients currently taking Bisoprolol

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 7

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Bisoprolol

Persistent cough 1
Back pain 1
Daytime tiredness 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Bisoprolol. See all 13 dosages ►

  daily 1 cap(s) daily 1.25 mg daily 2.5 mg daily 5 mg daily 7.5 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 30 daily
  3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 10 Number of Patients: 10 19 Number of Patients: 19 2 Number of Patients: 2 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Bisoprolol (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 3   Side effects too severe: 50%
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 33%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 17%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 17%
Other 1   Other: 17%

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Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Bisoprolol

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Stopped Taking Bisoprolol

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Bisoprolol

Always
 8 80%
Usually
 1 10%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 10%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Bisoprolol

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 5 50%
Not at all
 5 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Bisoprolol

$200+
 1 20%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 4 80%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.