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.
Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Fars, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Emory Voice Center, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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