Prescription Drug Index
TRANDATE
This is a Brand Name Prescription Drug
Trandate
Pronounced: TRAN-date
Generic name: Labetalol hydrochloride
Other brand name: Normodyne
Trandate is used in the treatment of high blood pressure. It is effective when used alone or in combination with other high blood pressure medications especially thiazide diuretics such as HydroDIURIL and loop diuretics such as Lasix.
ADULTS
Your doctor will adjust the dosages to fit your needs. Your doctor may observe the drugs effect in his or her office over a 1- to 3-hour period after you begin taking it and then check your pressure again at regular office visits (12 hours after a dose) to make sure that the medicine is effective.
The usual starting dose is 100 milligrams 2 times per day alone or with a diuretic drug. After 2 to 3 days of checking your blood pressure your doctor may begin increasing your dose by 100 milligrams 2 times per day at intervals of 2 to 3 days.
The regular dose ranges from 200 to 400 milligrams 2 times per day. Some people may require total daily dosage of as much as 1200 to 2400 milligrams either alone or with a thiazide diuretic. In these cases your doctor will observe the drugs effect and adjust your dose accordingly.
CHILDREN
The safety and effectiveness of this drug in children have not been established.
OLDER ADULTS
The usual starting dose is the same as younger peoples---100 milligrams twice a day. Your doctor may increase the dose but usually to no more than 200 milligrams twice a day.
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