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.
Department of Peadodontics, University of Damascus Dental School, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic
University Hospital Basel, Department of Endocrinology, Basel, BS, Switzerland
Centre for Innovative Medicine - McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, United States
Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, United States
Covance Daytona Beach, Daytona Beach, Florida, United States
New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York, United States
Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Changsha, Hunan, China
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