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What is Labetalol?

Labetalol is a beta blocker used in the treatment of mild to severe hypertension. It is used intravenously for hypertensive (high blood pressure) emergencies.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Hypertension 21 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Elevated blood pressure 17 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Other 5 1 Efficacy_moderate
Support heart health 3 0
Heart rate increased 2 1 Efficacy_major
Kidney Transplant 2 0

See all 48 patients currently taking Labetalol

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 2
Mild
 0
None
 4

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

Rash or skin problems 1
Stabbing pains in right foot 1
Peripheral Neuropathy 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Labetalol. See all 12 dosages ►

  daily 100 mg daily 200 mg daily 300 mg daily 400 mg daily 600 mg daily 800 mg daily 900 mg daily 1,000 mg daily 1,200 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 11 Number of Patients: 11 8 Number of Patients: 8 14 Number of Patients: 14 5 Number of Patients: 5 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Labetalol (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 4   Doctor's advice: 44%
Side effects too severe 3   Side effects too severe: 33%
Other 1   Other: 11%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 11%

See all 7 patients who’ve stopped taking Labetalol

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

Currently Taking Labetalol

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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

Stopped Taking Labetalol

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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 Labetalol

Always
 7 88%
Usually
 1 13%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Labetalol

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 2 25%
A little
 1 13%
Not at all
 5 63%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Labetalol

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 5 100%

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Report created on May 28, 2012.