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Labetalol is an effective antihypertensive agent that has a good record of safety, as indicated by the Adverse Reation Data Base collated over the past seven years. The principal side effects are scalp tingling, acute retention of urine, postural hypotension, bronchospasm, and gastric disturbance. These did not occur with a higher incidence than those encountered with other antihypertensives, and were dose related.
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Feldschreiber, P. (1984). The Clinical Profiles of Long Term Labetalol Therapy. In: Rietbrock, N., Woodcock, B.G. (eds) Balanced Alpha/Beta Blockade of Adrenoceptors / Balancierte Blockade von Alpha- und Beta-Adrenozeptoren. Methods in Clinical Pharmacology. Vieweg+Teubner Verlag, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-663-20205-9_5
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