Medicine guide

Bisoprolol Fumarate

5 mg · Tablet

  • Prescription only
  • beta-Adrenergic Blocker
Active substance
Bisoprolol Fumarate
Made by
Harman Finochem Limited

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What it is for

Medicine groupHeart, blood pressure and circulation

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How it works

From the US prescribing label for the same active substance (Bisoprolol Fumarate). It describes the substance, not this exact product.

Bisoprolol fumarate is a beta 1 -selective (cardioselective) adrenoceptor blocking agent without significant membrane stabilizing activity or intrinsic sympathomimetic activity in its therapeutic dosage range.

Cardioselectivity is not absolute, however, and at higher doses (≥ 20 mg) bisoprolol fumarate also inhibits beta 2 -adrenoceptors, chiefly located in the bronchial and vascular musculature; to retain selectivity it is therefore important to use the lowest effective dose.

Peak level after2–4 h
Half-life9–12 h
Mostly cleared after≈ 2 daysfive half-lives — our arithmetic
PeakHalf gone2 days0
The shape is a standard model drawn from the two times above, not a measurement. How fast a medicine acts and wears off also depends on the dose, the form and the person.
How the body breaks it down

Bisoprolol fumarate is not metabolized by cytochrome P450 II D6 (debrisoquin hydroxylase).

How it leaves the body

Bisoprolol fumarate is eliminated equally by renal and non-renal pathways with about 50% of the dose appearing unchanged in the urine and the remainder appearing in the form of inactive metabolites.

With food

Absorption is not affected by the presence of food.

Quoted from the prescribing label, sections “Mechanism of Action” and “Pharmacokinetics”. DailyMed · 2025-04-17

Safety of the active substance

From the US prescribing label for the same active substance (Bisoprolol Fumarate). It describes the substance, not this exact product.

Must not be used by
  • Bisoprolol fumarate is contraindicated in patients with cardiogenic shock, overt cardiac failure, second or third degree AV block, and marked sinus bradycardia.
Most common side effects

The most frequently reported laboratory change was an increase in serum triglycerides, but this was not a consistent finding.

Quoted from the US prescribing label for the same active substance. Your own pack’s leaflet is the authority for your product. DailyMed

Same active substance, strength and form in other countries

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Details

Made byHarman Finochem Limited
Active substanceBisoprolol Fumarate
Used inHeart, blood pressure and circulation
Strength5 mg
FormTablet
RouteOral
Packs30 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE · 100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE
NDC82638-107

Source: NDC Directory · 2026-09-13 · not reviewed by a clinician

Source: US Food and Drug Administration, NDC Directory. Reuse terms: US government work (FDA).

Other strengths and forms

41 products are sold under this name. Grouped by form; a number on a strength means several companies make it.

Same active substance

These contain the same substance. That does not mean one can replace another — ask a pharmacist.