Alonet Teva

Alonet Teva Side Effects

atenolol

Manufacturer:

Teva

Distributor:

KLN Pharma
Full Prescribing Info
Side Effects
Like all medicinal products Alonet can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
The following side effects can occur amongst others: The frequencies of the side effects mentioned hereafter are classified as follows: Very common: at more than 1 on every 10 patients.
Common: at 1 to 10 on every 100 patients.
Uncommon: at 1 to 10 on every 1,000 patients.
Rare: at 1 to 10 on every 10,000 patients.
Very rare: at less than 1 on every 10,000 patients.
Not known: cannot be estimated from the available data.
Blood: Rare: Contusions, blood disorder (shortage of platelets) involving bruising and tendency to bleed (thrombocytopenia), blood disorder (increase of certain antibodies) combined with increased sensitivity for infections (leucopenia).
Hormone metabolism: Not known: Certain symptoms of a too low sugar level in the blood may remain hidden or thyroid disorder.
Psychological: Uncommon: Confusion, mood changes, nightmares, psychoses and observations of things that are not there (hallucinations), sleeping disorders.
Nervous system: Uncommon: Dizziness, headache, observing tickling feelings, itching or tingling without a cause (paresthesia).
Eyes: Uncommon: Visual disorders.
Rare: Dry eyes (the symptom usually disappears after stopping the treatment), reduced vision.
Heart and blood vessels: Common: Slowed heart rate (bradycardia), cold limbs or blue coloring of the limbs (arms and legs).
Uncommon: Certain disorder in the conduction of the heart, causing heart rhythm disorders (heart block) or increased rhythm disorder of an existing heart block, heart failure (insufficient pumping strength of the heart), blood pressure drop for instance due to standing up quickly from a sitting or laying down position sometimes involving dizziness (orthostatic hypotension) possibly with fainting, if already present, increased periods of limping and pain in the legs, in particular the calves (claudication intermittens), reduced blood flow to the hands and/or feet (Raynaud's Phenomenon).
Respiratory system: Rare: Shortness of breath due to cramp of the muscles of the airways (bronchospasms) in patients with already existing complaints of shortness of breath.
Gastrointestinal system: Common: Nausea, vomiting, non-severe diarrhoea.
Rare: Dry mouth.
Liver: Rare: Poisoning of the liver (Hepatotoxicity).
Skin: Uncommon: Skin rash (exanthema), (the symptoms usually disappear when the treatment is stopped).
Rare: Contusions (purpurea), hair loss (alopecia), skin reactions, worsening of a recurrent skin condition involving flaking, dry skin rash (psoriasis).
Not known: Hypersensitivity reactions, including sudden oedema in skin and mucous membranes (e.g. throat or tongue), breathing difficulties and/or itching and skin rash (angioneurotic oedema) and skin rash with severe itching and formation of bumps (urticaria).
Sexual organs: Rare: Impotence.
General: Common: Fatigue, sweating.
Tests: Very rare: Increased level of certain antibodies in the blood (ANA).
Not known: Increased fat level in the blood.
If any of the side effects get serious, or if patient notices any side effects not listed, tell the doctor or pharmacist.
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