Hi,
The medication's generic name is "Nebivolol". It's Brand Name is Nebilet, you may have the spelling off a little.
From what I read, the drug "is a so-called vasodilating beta blocker. Thus, in contrast to traditional beta blockers, it is more patient friendly in that it maintains systemic flow and blood flow to target organs, lowers vascular resistance, and has very little, if any, metabolic adverse effects," Messerli explained. Thus, nebivolol is, with regard to hemodynamic and metabolic properties, similar to carvedilol, although the two act slightly differently — carvedilol is a non-cardioselective beta 1, beta 2, and alpha-receptor blocker, whereas nebivolol is highly cardioselective (blocking beta 1 receptors only) and achieving vasodilatory properties by nitric-oxide release, he added."
Apparently is was just officially appvoved for use in the United States by the FDA. "January 3, 2008 — A new beta-blocker, nebivolol (Bystolic, Forest/Mylan), has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of hypertension. The drug is a selective beta-1-blocker and has the added pharmacological properties of producing vasodilation and reducing total peripheral resistance brought about by modulation of nitric-oxide release".
It sounds quite interesting. Supposedly reduces any side effects that one would otherwise expect with a Beta Blocker, and has Vasodilating properties, meaning that it causes the blood vessels to relax, lowering blood pressure.
It was previously approved for use in Europe, but, from what I read, is available in the U.S. now.
Good luck, it appears to be a very interesting form of Beta Blocker. Please keep us informed of your success. I suspect that we'll be hearing much more about this medication in the months to come.
Be well.
hi thankyou so much for th einformation you have given me
been on the med a week now and i feel a little better
no side effects as such so far
will let u know how it goes
Why were you prescribed this drug?
i have been having fast heart rate since last july sometimes 3-8 times a day other times once a week dont knoiw what is causing it
also i have a lot of heart flutters and missed beets