Betaxon
OVERDOSE
No information is available on overdosage in humans. The oral maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of levobetaxolol in rats was 1250 mg/kg. The symptoms which might be expected with an overdose of a systemically administered beta-1-adrenergic receptor blocking agent are bradycardia, hypotension and acute cardiac failure.
CONTRAINDICATIONS
Hypersensitivity to any component of this product. BETAXON™ Ophthalmic Suspension is contraindicated in patients with sinus bradycardia, greater than a first degree atrioventricular block, cardiogenic shock, or patients with overt cardiac failure.
Generic Name: Levobetaxolol
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