• It is used in eye drops as a cycloplegic (to temporarily paralyze accommodation), and as a mydriatic (to dilate the pupil). (wikipedia.org)
  • Dilating the eye with mydriatic drops can ease photophobia. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The patients must discontinue eye drops if visual changes or ocular pain occur. (lybrate.com)
  • Occasionally, patients with glaucoma seemed better after using the eserine eye drops, so surgery was not needed. (medscape.com)
  • Single oral doses of labetalol hydrochloride administered to patients with coronary artery disease had no significant effect on sinus rate, intraventricular conduction, or QRS duration. (nih.gov)
  • However, following abrupt cessation of therapy with some beta-blocking agents in patients with coronary artery disease, exacerbations of angina pectoris and, in some cases, myocardial infarction have been reported. (druglib.com)
  • Doses of labetalol hydrochloride that controlled hypertension did not affect renal function in mildly to severely hypertensive patients with normal renal function. (nih.gov)
  • Caution should be used in patients with impaired renal function. (lybrate.com)
  • In patients with latent cardiac insufficiency, continued depression of the myocardium with beta-blocking agents over a period of time can, in some cases, lead to cardiac failure. (druglib.com)
  • Anesthetics (discontinue mydriatic prior to use of anesthetics that sensitize the myocardium to sympathomimetics, ie, cyclopropane, halothane), MAO inhibitors, tricyclic antidepressants hypertensive reactions. (lybrate.com)
  • Labetalol hydrochloride injection is intended for intravenous use in hospitalized patients. (pfizermedicalinformation.com)
  • Patients should always be kept in a supine position during the period of intravenous drug administration. (pfizermedicalinformation.com)
  • Initially, labetalol hydrochloride injection should be given in a dose of 20 mg labetalol HCl (which corresponds to 0.25 mg/kg for an 80 kg patient) by slow intravenous injection over a 2-minute period. (pfizermedicalinformation.com)
  • Both the alpha- and beta-blocking actions of orally administered labetalol hydrochloride contribute to a decrease in blood pressure in hypertensive patients. (nih.gov)
  • Even in the absence of overt angina pectoris, when discontinuation of labetalol hydrochloride injection is planned, the patient should be carefully observed and should be advised to limit physical activity. (druglib.com)
  • If angina markedly worsens or acute coronary insufficiency develops, administration of labetalol hydrochloride injection should be reinstituted promptly, at least temporarily, and other measures appropriate for the management of unstable angina should be taken. (druglib.com)
  • Since labetalol hydrochloride injection at the usual IV therapeutic doses has not been studied in patients with nonallergic bronchospastic disease, it should not be used in such patients. (druglib.com)
  • Atropine is contraindicated in patients predisposed to narrow angle glaucoma. (the-medical-dictionary.com)
  • Multicolor laser photocoagulator is designed to treat patients suffering from such conditions as age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and retinal diseases to meet all the clinical needs of retinal specialists. (medicregister.com)
  • In 1857, von Graefe found that removing a large piece of the iris helped many patients with glaucoma. (medscape.com)
  • Elliot's trephining procedure was more effective than iridectomy in treating patients with chronic glaucoma. (medscape.com)
  • Mydriatics work by temporarily paralyzing the muscles of the iris and ciliary body (movement of the inflamed muscles causes pain). (msdmanuals.com)
  • von Graefe also suggested that patients undergo a visual field examination in the office. (medscape.com)
  • DOSAGE MUST BE INDIVIDUALIZED depending upon the severity of hypertension and the response of the patient during dosing. (pfizermedicalinformation.com)
  • In patients with excessive systolic hypertension, the decrease in systolic pressure should be used as indicator of effectiveness in addition to the response of the diastolic pressure. (pfizermedicalinformation.com)
  • However, during patients' longitudinal follow-ups, clinicians may encounter various circumstances where patients' refraction powers may be changed either temporarily, owing to the wearing of contact lenses, or permanently, owing to surgery that induces refraction power change (laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK), laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy (LASEK), phakic intraocular lens implantation, or cataract surgery, etc). (bmj.com)
  • The basic sampling unit for the NAMCS is the physician-patient encounter or visit. (cdc.gov)
  • At the first sign or symptom of impending cardiac failure, patients should be fully digitalized and/or be given a diuretic, and the response should be observed closely. (druglib.com)
  • 33], Before going for a slit lamp biomicroscopy, the pupils of the patient are fully dilated using mydriatic agents. (artstudiojo.com)
  • Micro-data file users should be fully aware of the importance of the 'patient visit weight' and how it must be used. (cdc.gov)
  • Although beta-blockers should be avoided in overt congestive heart failure, if necessary, labetalol HCl can be used with caution in patients with a history of heart failure who are well compensated. (druglib.com)
  • therefore, use caution when administering labetalol HCl to patients with pheochromocytoma. (druglib.com)
  • Only visits to the offices of nonfederally employed physicians classified by the American Medical Association (AMA) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) as 'office-based, patient care' were included in the 1997 NAMCS. (cdc.gov)
  • If the patient has laboratory evidence of liver injury or jaundice, labetalol should be stopped and not restarted. (druglib.com)
  • Swiss drug giant Hoffman-La Roche moved to temporarily suspend pharmacy sales of its drug Tamiflu in Canada on Tuesday to conserve stocks as flu season nears. (canadapharmacynews.com)
  • A higher-than-normal increase in demand has forced the Canadian drug maker of Tamiflu to temporarily pull it off the market, amid growing concerns over an imminent flu pandemic. (canadapharmacynews.com)
  • Then it can only be delayed temporarily Delay drug of choice for htn in diabetes time Lu Ming thought in his diabetes treatment with fruits heart that he would waste time and talk to Xing Tian immediately. (herdingpups.com)
  • When poison control centers identify new products that are toxic to skin, information is added to the regional poison information system to ensure that injured patients are given the benefit of new data. (medscape.com)
  • Beta-blockers, even those with apparent cardioselectivity, should not be used in patients with a history of obstructive airway disease, including asthma. (pfizermedicalinformation.com)
  • Patients in cardiogenic shock or decompensated heart failure requiring the use of IV inotropic therapy. (nih.gov)
  • Congestive heart failure has been observed in patients receiving labetalol HCl. (druglib.com)
  • The atrioventricular (A-V) conduction time was modestly prolonged in two of seven patients. (nih.gov)
  • The physician universe, sample size, and response rates by physician specialty are shown in table I. Of the participating physicians, 203 saw no patients during their assigned reporting period because of vacations, illness, or other reasons for being temporarily not in practice. (cdc.gov)
  • A national sample of office- based physicians provides data on patients' office visits. (cdc.gov)