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What is Pindolol?

Pindolol is a non-selective beta blocker drug used in the treatment of high blood pressure. Off-label it is used as a potential augmenting agent for anti-depressants; certain arrhythmias; anxiety; and for aggressive behavior associated with dementia.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Other 5 0
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 1 0
Elevated blood pressure 1 0
Panic attacks 1 0
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome 1 1 Efficacy_slight
Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia 1 1 Efficacy_moderate

See all 7 patients currently taking Pindolol

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 0

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

Tiredness 1

Reported Dosages

  2.5 mg daily 4 mcg daily 5 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 100 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Pindolol (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 50%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 50%

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

Currently Taking Pindolol

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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
0
0

Stopped Taking Pindolol

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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
0

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Pindolol

Always
 1 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Pindolol

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 1 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Pindolol

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

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Report created on May 28, 2012.