labetalol

IPA: ɫʌbˈɛtʌɫɔɫ

(pharmacology) A drug that acts as an alpha- and beta-blocker, used in the treatment of hypertension.

Examples of "labetalol" in Sentences

A blood pressure drug called labetalol, for example, usually costs $25 a dose.
Cardene I.V. more effective than intravenous labetalol for BP management in acute stroke patients
IMS estimates that 2009 sales of labetalol HCl injection in the United States approximated $9 million.
Hypertension - First choice, GTN IV or  - blockade (phentolamine IV); Second choice, labetalol IV NEVER pure  - blockers.
The drug with the highest mark-up was labetalol, a blood pressure medication that has been in shortage for more than a year.
Currently, for example, intensive care doctors are coping with a shortage of a drug called labetalol that's used to treat patients whose blood pressure is going through the roof.
Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately held specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that it has received FDA approval of labetalol hydrochloride (HCl) injection, USP, commonly used to control severe hypertension.
"Another product of our joint venture with Strides Arcolab, labetalol is an important addition to our specialty injectable portfolio and enhances our cardiovascular care offering," said Jeffrey M. Yordon, Sagent's chief executive officer founder and chairman of the board.