Propranolol is a racemic mixture of 2 enantiomers where the S(-)-enantiomer has approximately 100 times the binding affinity for beta adrenergic receptors. Propranolol is used to treat a number of conditions but most commonly is used for hypertension.
Propranolol was granted FDA approval on 13 November 1967.
Propranolol is indicated to treat hypertension. Propranolol is also indicated to treat angina pectoris due to coronary atherosclerosis, atrial fibrillation, myocardial infarction, migraine, essential tremor, hypertrophic subaortic stenosis, pheochromocytoma, and proliferating infantile hemangioma.
Texas Tech University HSC, El Paso, Texas, United States
The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States
Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Mexico
West China Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Shriners Hospitals for Children, Galveston, Texas, United States
Thompson Center for Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Columbia, Missouri, United States
Froedtert Hospital and the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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