Betaxolol is a prescription medicine approved for treating high blood pressure and high eye pressure. This eMedTV page covers this medication in more detail, including the forms and strengths of this drug, possible side effects, and more.
Common side effects of betaxolol tablets include insomnia, fatigue, and heartburn. This eMedTV Web page also lists common side effects reported with betaxolol eye drops and explains which problems are potentially serious and require medical attention.
Betaxolol is approved for treating high blood pressure and lowering eye pressure. This page on the eMedTV Web site explores the uses of betaxolol in more detail, lists possible off-label uses for the drug, and explains how the medication works.
The usual starting dosage of betaxolol for treating high blood pressure is one 10 mg tablet once a day. This eMedTV article also provides dosing guidelines for betaxolol eye drops and offers tips and precautions for using both forms of this medication.
NSAIDs, digoxin, clonidine, and various other medications may cause betaxolol drug interactions. As this eMedTV segment explains, these drug interactions could lead to dangerously low blood pressure, slow heart rate, or other problems.
Betaxolol can worsen asthma, heart failure, and certain other conditions. This eMedTV article provides other precautions and warnings with betaxolol and includes a list of certain people who should not use this particular beta blocker medication.
As this eMedTV segment explains, taking too much betaxolol may cause low blood sugar, breathing problems, and various other complications. This article describes other potential overdose effects and explains what treatment options are available.
Betaxolol may not be safe for pregnant women, although the full risks are currently unknown. This eMedTV page contains more information on pregnancy and betaxolol, and describes the problems that occurred when the drug was given to pregnant animals.
Betaxolol is a beta blocker medication that is known to pass through breast milk. This eMedTV Web page offers more information on breastfeeding and betaxolol, and explains what problems may occur if your nursing infant is exposed to this drug.
