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.
Children's National Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States
North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Crozer Chester Medical Center, Upland, Pennsylvania, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital - Center For Addiction Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University Greifswald, Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Norwegian National Headache Centre, St. Olavs University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington, United States
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
University of South Alabama Department of Neurology, Mobile, Alabama, United States
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