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Beta-adrenergic Blocking Agents (Systemic)

Description

This group of medicines is known as beta-adrenergic blocking agents, beta-blocking agents, or, more commonly, beta-blockers. Beta-blockers are used in the treatment of high blood pressure (hypertension). Some beta-blockers are also used to relieve angina (chest pain) and in heart attack patients to help prevent additional heart attacks. Beta-blockers are also used to correct irregular heartbeat, prevent migraine headaches, and treat tremors. They may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.

Beta-blockers work by affecting the response to some nerve impulses in certain parts of the body. As a result, they decrease the heart's need for blood and oxygen by reducing its workload. They also help the heart to beat more regularly.

Beta-adrenergic blocking agents are available only with your doctor's prescription, in the following dosage forms:

Oral

Acebutolol
- Capsules (U.S.)
- Tablets (Canada)
Atenolol
- Tablets (U.S. and Canada)
Betaxolol
- Tablets (U.S.)
Bisoprolol
- Tablets (U.S.)
Carteolol
- Tablets (U.S.)
Labetalol
- Tablets (U.S. and Canada)
Metoprolol
- Tablets (U.S. and Canada)
- Extended-release tablets (U.S. and Canada)
Nadolol
- Tablets (U.S. and Canada)
Oxprenolol
- Tablets (Canada)
- Extended-release tablets (Canada)
Penbutolol
- Tablets (U.S.)
Pindolol
- Tablets (U.S. and Canada)
Propranolol
- Extended-release capsules (U.S. and Canada)
- Oral solution (U.S.)
- Tablets (U.S. and Canada)
Sotalol
- Tablets (U.S. and Canada)
Timolol
- Tablets (U.S. and Canada)

Parenteral

Atenolol
- Injection (U.S.)
Labetalol
- Injection (U.S. and Canada)
Metoprolol
- Injection (U.S. and Canada)
Propranolol
- Injection (U.S. and Canada)

Brand Names

Some commonly used brand names are:

In the U.S. -

Betapace ¹³
Blocadren ¹⁴
Cartrol ⁵
Corgard ⁸
Inderal ¹²
Inderal LA ¹²
Kerlone ³
Levatol ¹⁰
Lopressor ⁷
Normodyne ⁶
Sectral ¹
Tenormin ²
Toprol-XL ⁷
Trandate ⁶
Visken ¹¹
Zebeta ⁴

In Canada -

Apo-Atenolol ²
Apo-Metoprolol ⁷
Apo-Metoprolol (Type L) ⁷
Apo-Propranolol ¹²
Apo-Timol ¹⁴
Betaloc ⁷
Betaloc Durules ⁷
Blocadren ¹⁴
Corgard ⁸
Detensol ¹²
Inderal ¹²
Inderal LA ¹²
Lopresor ⁷
Lopresor SR ⁷
Monitan ¹
Novo-Atenol ²
Novometoprol ⁷
Novo-Pindol ¹¹
Novo-Timol ¹⁴
Novopranol ¹²
Nu-Metop ⁷
pms Propranolol ¹²
Sectral ¹
Slow-Trasicor ⁹
Sotacor ¹³
Syn-Nadolol ⁸
Syn-Pindolol ¹¹
Tenormin ²
Trandate ⁶
Trasicor ⁹
Visken ¹¹

Note:

For quick reference, the following beta-adrenergic blocking agents are numbered to match the corresponding brand names.

This information applies to the following medicines:
1.	Acebutolol (a-se-BYOO-toe-lole)‡
2.	Atenolol (a-TEN-oh-lole)‡§
3.	Betaxolol (be-TAX-oh-lol)†
4.	Bisoprolol (bis-OH-proe-lol)†
5.	Carteolol (KAR-tee-oh-lole)†
6.	Labetalol (la-BET-a-lole)
7.	Metoprolol (met-oh-PROE-lol)‡§
8.	Nadolol (nay-DOE-lole)‡§
9.	Oxprenolol (ox-PREN-oh-lole)*
10.	Penbutolol (pen-BYOO-toe-lole)†
11.	Pindolol (PIN-doe-lole)‡§
12.	Propranolol (proe-PRAN-oh-lole)‡§
13.	Sotalol (SOE-ta-lole)
14.	Timolol (TYE-moe-lole)‡§
* Not commercially available in the U.S.
† Not commercially available in Canada
‡ Generic name product may be available in the U.S.
§ Generic name product may be available in Canada

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Beta-adrenergic Blocking Agents (Systemic)

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Description

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