Pindolol

Pindolol is used to treat high blood pressure. Pindolol is in a class of medications called beta blockers. It works by relaxing blood vessels and slowing heart rate to improve blood flow and decrease blood pressure.

Pindolol comes as a tablet to take by mouth. It usually is taken two times a day. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take pindolol exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor. Pindolol helps control your condition but will not cure it. Continue to take pindolol even if you feel well. Do not stop taking pindolol without talking to your doctor.

<p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Pindolol may cause side effects. Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away:

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dizziness or lightheadedness</li>
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excessive tiredness</li>
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difficulty sleeping</li>
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unusual dreams</li>
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upset stomach</li>
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heartburn</li>
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cold hands or feet</li>
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muscle or joint pain</li></ul></p> <p></p> <p>If you experience any of the following symptoms, call your doctor immediately:

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difficulty breathing</li>
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sore throat and fever</li>
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unusual bleeding</li>
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swelling of the feet or hands</li>
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unusual weight gain</li>
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chest pain</li>
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slow, irregular heartbeat</li></ul>If you experience a serious side effect, you or your doctor may send a report to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program online [at <a href='http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch'>http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch</a>] or by phone [1-800-332-1088].</p>

Before taking pindolol, tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to pindolol or any other drugs. tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications you are taking, especially other medications for heart disease or high blood pressure, reserpine, thioridazine (Mellaril), and vitamins. tell your doctor if you have or have ever had asthma or other lung disease; diabetes; severe allergies; thyroid problems; or heart, liver, or kidney disease. if you are having surgery, including dental surgery, tell the doctor or dentist that you are taking pindolol. you should know that this drug may make you drowsy. Do not drive a car or operate machinery until you know how this drug affects you. remember that alcohol can add to the drowsiness caused by this drug.

In case of overdose, call your local poison control center at 1-800-222-1222. If the victim has collapsed or is not breathing, call local emergency services at 911.