Aten 100

Aten 100 which contains 100 mg of Atenolol is an antihypertensive agent belonging to the beta-blocker class and is approved for use in the following clinical indications:

• High Blood Pressure:

To treat hypertension and reduce blood pressure, Aten 100 is prescribed. Lowering the blood pressure lowers the risk of fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events, including strokes and myocardial infarctions. It can be utilized either on its own or in combination with other antihypertensive medications, notably a thiazide-type diuretic.

• Angina Pectoris Due to Coronary Atherosclerosis:

Aten 100 is helpful in the long-term therapy of angina pectoris because it lowers the oxygen demands of the heart at any given amount of effort.

• Acute Myocardial Infarction:

In patients with definite or suspected acute myocardial infarction, treatment with Atenolol I.V. Injection should be used as soon as possible after the patient's arrival in the hospital and after eligibility is established. Such treatment should be initiated in a coronary care or similar unit immediately after the patient's hemodynamic condition has been stabilized.

As mentioned above, some subgroups, such as elderly people with systolic blood pressure < 120 mm Hg, appeared to be less likely to benefit.

Off-label indications include treatment of arrhythmias, migraine prophylaxis, paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, alcohol withdrawal, thyrotoxicosis, and prophylaxis against secondary myocardial infarction.

• Arrhythmias:

Aten 100 causes the heart to beat more slowly and gently by inhibiting the actions of epinephrine on beta-1 receptors found in cardiac tissue. This reduces heart rate.

• Thyrotoxicosis:

The principal mechanism of action of beta blockers in hyperthyroidism is to antagonize the beta-receptor-mediated effects of catecholamines. Beta Blockers are effective in treating hypermetabolic symptoms in a variety of hyperthyroid states. Used alone, they offer significant symptomatic relief.

Aten 100 which contains Atenolol 100 mg is an antihypertensive agent belonging to the beta-blocker class and is available in tablets and injections. The method of administration of Aten 100 for various treatments are as follows:

• High Blood Pressure: In adults, 25-100 mg/day orally initially; may be increased to 100 mg/day orally depending on the patient. Usually, it takes one to two weeks for this dose to take full action. If the intended outcome is not achieved, the dosage should be increased to 100 mg delivered as one Tablet daily. The dosage is unlikely to offer any further benefits if taken above 100 mg per day. Aten 100 is an antihypertensive drug that can be used alone or in combination with other antihypertensive drugs such as hydralazine, alpha-methyldopa, prazosin, thiazide-type diuretics, and hydralazine.

• Angina pectoris: The initial dosage in hypertension is 25-100 mg night and morning, increasing to 100 or 200 mg per dose depending on the response. (The treating physician's clinical judgment should guide the dosage and length of the course of treatment.)Giving doses greater than necessary to achieve an immediate maximal effect enables 24-hour control with once-daily dosing. However, at these dosages, the effect at 24 hours is diminished, averaging around 50% to 75% of that reported with once-daily oral doses of 200 mg. The maximum early effect on exercise tolerance occurs with 50 to 100 mg doses.
• Acute Myocardial Infarction: As soon as the patient arrives at the hospital and once eligibility has been confirmed, treatment with Atenolol I.V. Injection should begin in patients with a confirmed or suspected acute myocardial infarction. Once the patient's hemodynamic situation has stabilized, such treatment should be started in a coronary care or comparable unit. The first 5 minutes of treatment should be spent injecting 5 milligrams of Atenolol intravenously, followed by another 5 mg injection 10 minutes later.
• Atenolol I.V. Injection: It should only be given under extremely controlled circumstances, including regular monitoring of ECG, heart rate, and blood pressure. It is possible to utilize Atenolol I.V. Injection diluted with Sodium Chloride Injection USP, Dextrose Injection USP, Sodium Chloride, and Dextrose Injection. For 48 hours, these admixtures remain constant. Patients who respond well to the full intravenous dose (10 mg) should start taking Atenolol Tablets 100 mg 10 minutes after the previous intravenous dose, and another 100 mg oral dose should be taken 12 hours later. Following that, Atenolol can be taken by mouth in dosages of either 100 mg once daily or 100 mg twice daily for an additional 6–9 days or until being released from the hospital. Atenolol should be stopped if bradycardia, hypotension that needs treatment, or any other undesirable symptoms appear.

Aten 100 which contains 100 mg of Atenolol should be used in the treatment of high blood pressure, angina pectoris, migraine, and acute myocardial infarction, along with appropriate dietary restrictions.

• High Blood Pressure: It has been observed that the low-salt Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet lowers blood pressure. Sometimes after a few weeks, its effects on blood pressure become noticeable.
• Angina Pectoris: Avoid foods high in saturated fat and hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated fats. Reduce the intake of dairy products, including cheese, cream, and eggs.
• Acute Myocardial infarction: No more than 25 to 35 percent of the daily calories should come from total fat (including saturated fat). The risk of fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular events, such as strokes and myocardial infarctions, is reduced by lowering blood pressure. Avoid trans fats and Consume less than 200 milligrams a day of dietary cholesterol.

The dietary restriction should be individualized as per patient requirements.

For using Aten 100 which contains 100 mg of Atenolol. The following warnings and precautions must be taken. The treating physician must closely monitor the patient and keep pharmacovigilance as follows.

• Cardiac Failure

In congestive heart failure, sympathetic activation is required to support circulatory function, and beta-blocking presents the potential risk of further decreasing myocardial contractility and triggering more severe failure. A contraindication to beta-blocker therapy in individuals with acute myocardial infarction is cardiac failure that is not quickly and successfully treated by 80 mg of intravenous furosemide or comparable therapy.

• Bronchospastic Diseases

Beta-blockers should, in general, not be given to patients with bronchospastic disease. However, due to its relative beta 1 selectivity, Aten 100 should only be used caution in bronchospastic patients who have not responded to and are unable to tolerate other antihypertensive medications. The lowest effective dose of Aten 100 should be administered with therapy starting at 25-100 mg, and a beta2-stimulating drug (bronchodilator) should be made accessible because beta 1 selectivity is not always present. If the dosage must be raised, splitting the dose may be an option to reduce peak blood levels.

• Diabetes and Hypoglycemia

If a beta-blocking medication is required, diabetic people should use Aten 100 with caution. Beta-blockers may conceal tachycardia brought on by hypoglycemia, but they might not have a substantial impact on other symptoms like perspiration and vertigo. Aten 100, unlike nonselective beta-blockers, does not aggravate insulin-induced hypoglycemia when taken at the authorized doses. It also does not postpone the return of blood glucose to normal levels.

Precautions:

General:

Before giving Aten 100, patients taking a beta-blocker need to be carefully assessed. Aten 100 dosages can be decreased initially and moving forward based on clinical data such as blood pressure and pulse. Peripheral arterial circulation problems may become worse with Aten 100.

Impaired Renal Function:

The drug should be used with caution in patients with impaired renal function.

The food warning while consuming Aten 100 that should be taken in concentrations while its consumption are: -

• Grapefruit Juice: Grapefruit juice inhibits the activity of liver enzymes which inactivate several drugs. Intake of grapefruit juice with Aten 100 may increase the level of Aten 100 in the blood.
• Sodium-rich foods: Foods rich in sodium content may reduce the blood pressure-lowering effect of Aten 100.

The Adverse Reaction of Aten 100 which contains 100 mg of Atenolol for various treatments can be categorised as:

• Allergic: Fever, combined with aching and sore throat, laryngospasm, and respiratory distress.
• Common Adverse effects: Reversible mental depression progressing to catatonia; an acute reversible syndrome characterized by the disorientation of time and place; short-term memory loss; emotional lability with slightly clouded sensorium; and decreased performance on neuropsychiatrist.
• Infrequent adverse effect: Mesenteric arterial thrombosis, ischemic colitis.
• Rare adverse effect: Erythematous rash.
• Miscellaneous: There have been reports of skin rashes and/or dry eyes associated with the use of beta-adrenergic blocking drugs.

The clinically relevant drug interactions of Aten 100 which contains 100 mg of Atenolol are briefly summarized as follows:

Mental health drugs

Reserpine and monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) may increase or add to the effects of Aten 100. They may also increase lightheadedness or slow the heart rate more.MAOIs can continue to interact with Aten 100 for up to 14 days after taking them. Examples of MAOIs include:

• Isocarboxazid
• Phenelzine
• Selegiline
• Tranylcypromine

Heart rhythm drugs

Taking certain heart drugs with Aten 100 can slow down the heart rate too much. Examples of these drugs include:

• Digitalis
• Amiodarone
• Disopyramide

Calcium channel blockers

Like Aten 100, these drugs are used to treat high blood pressure and several other heart problems. If combined with Aten 100, they may reduce the contractions of heart and slow it down more. Examples of these drugs include:

• Amlodipine
• Diltiazem
• Felodipine
• Isradipine
• Nicardipine
• Nifedipine
• Nimodipine
• Nisoldipine
• Verapamil

Alpha blockers

Alpha blockers lower blood pressure. They may decrease blood pressure too much when combined with Aten 100. Examples of these drugs include:

• Methyldopa
• Prazosin
• Clonidine

Clonidine must be carefully managed if it’s combined with Aten 100. Suddenly stopping the drug while also taking Aten 100 can cause a big jump in blood pressure.

Pain killers

Taking indomethacin with Aten 100 can reduce the blood pressure-lowering effects of Aten 100.

Overdosage with Aten 100 has been reported with patients surviving acute doses as high as 5 g. One death was reported in a man who may have taken as much as 10 g acutely. The predominant symptoms reported following Aten 100 overdose are lethargy, wheezing, sinus pause and bradycardia. Additionally, common effects associated with overdosage of any beta-adrenergic blocking agent, and which might also be expected in Aten 100 overdose are congestive heart failure, hypotension, bronchospasm and/or hypoglycemia.

Treatment of overdose should be directed to the removal of any unabsorbed drug by induced emesis, gastric lavage, or administration of activated charcoal. Aten 100 can be removed from the general circulation by hemodialysis. Other treatment modalities should be employed at the physician's discretion and may include:

• Bradycardia: Atropine intravenously. If there is no response to vagal blockade, give isoproterenol cautiously. In refractory cases, a transvenous cardiac pacemaker may be indicated.
• Heart block (second or third degree): Isoproterenol or a transvenous cardiac pacemaker.

• Cardiac failure: Digitalize the patient and administer a diuretic. Glucagon has been reported to be useful.
• Hypotension: Vasopressors such as dopamine or norepinephrine (levarterenol). Monitor blood pressure continuously.
• Bronchospasm: A beta2 stimulant such as isoproterenol or terbutaline and/or aminophylline.
• Hypoglycemia: Intravenous glucose. Based on the severity of symptoms, management may require intensive support care and facilities for applying for cardiac and respiratory support.

Pharmacodynamics

• The majority of Aten 100 effects are primarily felt by the heart because it is a cardio-selective beta-blocker. It functions as a sympathetic innervation antagonist and inhibits the release of norepinephrine from the peripheral nervous system, which reduces heart rate, electrical conductivity, and contractility in the heart. Together, contractility and rate declines cause a drop in cardiac output, which in turn causes a short-term rise in peripheral vascular resistance as a form of compensation. With long-term usage of Aten 100, this reaction later returns to baseline. More importantly, this decrease in the strain placed on the myocardial also results in a decrease in oxygen demand, which has therapeutic benefits by lessening the imbalance between oxygen supply and demand in conditions where coronary blood flow is restricted, such as coronary atherosclerosis.
• Reducing oxygen demand, especially as a result of activity, might lessen the frequency of angina pectoris symptoms and may even increase the likelihood that the myocardium that is still healthy would survive a myocardial infarction. By regulating the rate of action potential generation and enabling more efficient coordinated contractions, the blockade of adrenergic beta receptors has been shown to be beneficial in arrhythmic conditions like atrial fibrillation. This is because it slows the movement of potentials through the atrioventricular node and reduces the frequency of ectopic potentials. Since maintaining cardiac function necessitates some sympathetic activity, Aten 100 diminished contractility may cause or exacerbate heart failure, particularly during volume overload.
• Due to its reduced capacity to pass the blood-brain barrier, Aten 100 has CNS effects similar to those of other beta-blockers, although to a lesser extent. It may result in sleep difficulties including nightmares or sleeplessness, as well as exhaustion, depression, and other mental health issues. However, compared to nonselective beta-blockers, Aten 100 effects on the respiratory system are substantially less significant. By inhibiting the relaxation of bronchial smooth muscle mediated by the sympathetic nervous system, interaction with two receptors in the airways can cause bronchoconstriction.
• In both asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the same effect can interfere with -agonist treatments.
• Aten 100 doesn't have an intrinsic sympathomimetic or membrane stabilizing effect, and it also doesn't affect glycemic control as certain other beta-blockers work.

Pharmacokinetics

• Absorption: Oral medication is quickly and consistently absorbed, but not completely. An oral dose is absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract about 50% of the time, while the remaining 50% is eliminated intact in the stool. Two to four hours after administration, peak blood levels are reached.
• Distribution: In addition to two peripheral compartments with a total volume of 51–95 L, Aten 100 distributes into a central volume that is 12.8–17.5 L in size. For the center compartment, distribution takes around 3 hours; for the shallower peripheral compartment, 4 hours; and for the deeper peripheral compartment, 5 to 6 hours.
• Metabolism: Hepatic metabolism is very low. The hydroxylation process between the amide and benzene groups at the carbon results in the solitary non-conjugated metabolite. The glucuronide conjugate is the only additional metabolite that has been verified. These metabolites account for 8% and 2%, respectively, of the really excreted dosage, with 87–90% of the medication remaining unaltered. The beta-blocking action of the hydroxylated metabolite is one-tenth that of Aten 100.
• Elimination: Oral Aten 100 has an elimination half-life of roughly 6 to 7 hours, and chronic treatment has little effect on the drug's kinetic profile. Unlike its other beta-1-blocking counterparts, there is little hepatic metabolism of Aten 100 - it is primarily renally excreted. Therefore, while no hepatic dosage adjustment is needed, it is imperative to assess the renal function before starting treatment, with regular monitoring throughout the duration of treatment. In addition, impaired glomerular function results in significant accumulation of the drug in the body; therefore, patients with creatinine clearance under 35 mL/min should receive much lower doses.

Patients with a history of obstructive airway disease should have regular lung function tests, and patients with diabetes should monitor blood glucose levels.