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labetalol hydrochloride

labetalol hydrochloride

6.1
A medicine that lowers high blood pressure by blocking some heart and blood vessel signals
  • noun
  • /ləˈbɛtəˌlɔl haɪˈdrɒkləˌrɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : labetalol hidrocloruro
  • Intravenous labetalol hydrochloride was administered in the emergency room to quickly lower the patient's blood pressure.

Examples

  • The doctor prescribed labetalol hydrochloride to manage her high blood pressure during pregnancy.

  • Some patients experience dizziness as a side effect of labetalol hydrochloride.

  • The doctor prescribed labetalol hydrochloride for my high blood pressure.

  • I take labetalol hydrochloride twice a day.

  • The doctor prescribed labetalol hydrochloride to help control my high blood pressure.

  • Intravenous labetalol hydrochloride can be effective in treating severe hypertension.

  • Patients often find relief from symptoms of high blood pressure with labetalol hydrochloride.

Synonyms

labetalol
vslabetalol hydrochloride
  • Specialized
1 6.7

A medicine that lowers high blood pressure by blocking signals that make the heart beat faster and blood vessels tighten

is the medical salt form used in prescriptions rather than the general name
Trandate
vslabetalol hydrochloride
  • Specialized
8.1

A medicine that lowers high blood pressure by slowing the heart and widening blood vessels

is the generic chemical form rather than a brand name
Normodyne
vslabetalol hydrochloride
  • Specialized
8.0

A medicine that lowers high blood pressure by blocking signals to the heart and blood vessels

is the generic chemical form rather than a brand label

Surface Forms

labetalol hydrochloride singular
labetalol hydrochlorides plural

Morphology

labetalol + hydrochloride

The phrase combines the drug name 'labetalol' with 'hydrochloride', indicating the hydrochloride salt form of that medication; a learner who knows both constituents can infer it refers to the hydrochloride form of labetalol used to treat hypertension. This is a standard, compositional pharmaceutical naming pattern (cross-linguistically common in chemistry/medicine), so the meaning is predictable from the parts.

Etymology

Labetalol hydrochloride combines two parts: labetalol (the active drug) and hydrochloride (the common acid form that helps the medicine stay stable and be taken easily). The ending -olol in labetalol appears in many heart medicines, so the name is a clue that labetalol hydrochloride is used 'to lower high blood pressure'.