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Bisoprolol

Medication beta blocker heart & blood pressure
Aka: Concor, Cardicor
Brands seen in Singapore: Concor, Bisohexal, Bisocor, Blokbis, Bisoccord
Not medical advice. Check with your doctor or pharmacist before you start, stop or change the timing of anything you take.
How to use
What it’s for
High blood pressure, angina, and stable heart failure
When to take
Once a day, usually in the morning (NHS)
Take with
With or without food · NHS: swallowed whole, not chewed
Pros & cons
Pros
  • SG label: once-daily dosing across its licensed uses
  • 2.5, 5 and 10 mg strengths registered in SG
  • HealthHub: taken with or without food
Cons
  • Tiredness, cold hands and feet, a slower heartbeat
  • SG label: contraindicated in severe bronchial asthma
  • SG label: stopping abruptly can worsen the condition
Sources
  1. HSA — Listing of Registered Therapeutic Products (data.gov.sg dataset d_767279312753558cbf19d48344577084), Forensicclassification column; all 5,511 rows pulled once via the datastore_search API and filtered locally, 27 Aug 2026 · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “CONCOR 5 TABLET 5 mg SIN01039P | Prescription Only; CONCOR TABLET 2.5 mg SIN11349P; BISOHEXAL 5 mg SIN12568P; BISOCOR 5MG SIN15755P; BLOKBIS 5MG SIN15803P; BISOCCORD 5 SIN15852P — all 24 bisoprolol rows 'Prescription Only'; no CARDICOR row.”
  2. MOH National Drug Formulary (Singapore) — CONCOR 5 TABLET 5 MG [SIN01039P], bisoprolol fumarate, Merck Pte. Ltd. — product info and forensic classification · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “BISOPROLOL FUMARATE - 5 MG … TABLET, FILM COATED … Forensic Classification: PRESCRIPTION ONLY MEDICINES … Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) code C07AB07 … Prescription-only Medicines with Exemptions for Supply without Prescription: NA”
  3. MOH National Drug Formulary (Singapore) — CONCOR 5 [SIN01039P], therapeutic indications · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “Treatment of hypertension as well as treatment of coronary heart disease (angina pectoris). Treatment of stable chronic heart failure with reduced systolic left ventricular function in addition to ACE inhibitors, and diuretics, and optionally cardiac glycosides”
  4. MOH National Drug Formulary (Singapore) — CONCOR 5 [SIN01039P], posology: doses, maximum and stopping · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “For both indications the dosage is 5 mg bisoprolol once daily. If necessary, the dose may be increased to 10 mg bisoprolol once daily … The maximum recommended dose is 10 mg once daily … Do not stop treatment abruptly”
  5. MOH National Drug Formulary (Singapore) — CONCOR 5 [SIN01039P], contraindications · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “Bisoprolol is contraindicated in patients with: acute heart failure … cardiogenic shock … AV block of second or third degree (without a pacemaker) … sick sinus syndrome … symptomatic bradycardia … severe bronchial asthma … untreated phaeochromocytoma … metabolic acidosis”
  6. HealthHub (MOH Singapore) — Bisoprolol, Medication Information Leaflet, last reviewed 21 May 2026 · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “Bisoprolol belongs to a group of medications known as beta-blockers … You may take this medication with or without food … You have asthma or other breathing problems – this medication may worsen or cause an asthma attack”
  7. NHS medicines A–Z — Bisoprolol (page last reviewed 8 January 2026) · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “Bisoprolol is a type of medicine called a beta blocker … Most people take it once a day … at the same time each day, usually in the morning … swallow the tablets whole … do not chew the tablets”
  8. NHS medicines A–Z — Bisoprolol, taking it with other medicines, food and drink · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “heart medicines, such as flecainide … blood pressure medicines, such as clonidine … medicines used for eye conditions such as glaucoma … painkillers, such as ibuprofen … medicines to clear a blocked nose”
  9. NHS medicines A–Z — Bisoprolol, food, drink and alcohol · read 2026-08-29
    what it says
    “You can eat as normal while taking bisoprolol. Drinking alcohol while you're taking bisoprolol may increase the risk of low blood pressure.”
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