Do not skip doses or stop taking bisoprolol without first talking to your doctor. Stopping suddenly may make your condition worse or cause other serious heart problems.
If you need to have any type of surgery, tell the surgeon ahead of time that you are using this medicine.
You should not use bisoprolol if you have a serious heart condition such as "AV block," severe heart failure, or slow heartbeats that have caused you to faint.
Keep using bisoprolol as directed, even if you feel well. High blood pressure often has no symptoms. You may need to use blood pressure medication for the rest of your life.
Before taking this medicine
You should not use bisoprolol if you you are allergic to it, or if you have a serious heart condition such as:
"AV block";
severe heart failure; or
slow heartbeats that have caused you to faint.
To make sure bisoprolol is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have:
congestive heart failure or other heart problems;
coronary artery disease;
circulation problems (such as Peripheral Vascular Disease or Raynaud's syndrome);
asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or other breathing disorder;
diabetes (taking bisoprolol can make it harder for you to tell when you have low blood sugar);
liver or kidney disease;
a thyroid disorder; or
a history of allergies.
It is not known whether bisoprolol is harmful to an unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.
It is not known whether bisoprolol passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing baby. Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
Bisoprolol is not approved for use by anyone younger than 18 years old.
