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What does it do?
This product is used in the treatment of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia. It is both an anti-arrhythmia and a Beta Blocker.
Last text update: 2011-10-05
Last data update: 2012-01-14
This product has a black box warning relating to its need for hospitalization and close monitoring at the onset of treatment and its similarity in name to a product for atrial fibrillation.
Usage:
Betapace is most commonly used to treat the conditions below, together with the percentage of all people taking the medication for the particular condition.
| Disease/Condition | % |
|---|
| Atrial Fibrillation | 94% |
| Heart Failure/Edema | 6% |
General Information:
- 7.6
- Betapace Average Satisfaction Score
- 83% of patients are at least somewhat satisfied with Betapace.
MediGuard regularly polls our more than 1,100 users taking Betapace (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)) using the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medications (TSQM). This feedback is continuously updated for the benefit of the MediGuard community. To request scores for specific patient subgroups, please contact research@mediguard.org.
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Global Patient Feedback for Betapace (Sotalol)
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I have been taking betapace/solatol since 1988.Since then I have had heart surgery to recive a St Jude aortic valve. Iam still on solatol, 88 years of age, and doing reasonably well. I bowl, walk, and play golf. I would also dance, but my beautiful wife had to give up dancing.
- 87 year old – Source: MediGuard
- Posted: 2011-12-23 21:37:44
I have been taking solatol for approximately 5 years or better for atrial fib(160mg twice a day).I also take atenolol 25mg once a day for over 5 years.I also take plavix and have a pacemaker .although I go in and out of atrial fib, as measured by my pacemaker I feel good. I walk 2.5 miles at least 5 times a week and played over 70 rounds of golf in 2011.I alos pray alot
- 71 year old – Source: MediGuard
- Posted: 2011-12-11 19:06:16
Does anyone else take sotalol for VT? I take 40 mg twice a day and do not have AFib. I've also been on motoprolol and flecainide. 52 year old female-mediGuard
- 53 year old – Source: MediGuard
- Posted: 2011-05-15 16:42:12
