Category

• Antiadrenergic Acebutolol; Atenolol; Betaxolol; Carteolol; Labetalol; Metoprolol; Nadolol; Oxprenolol; Penbutolol; Pindolol; Propranolol; Sotalol; Timolol
• Antianginal Acebutolol; Atenolol; Carteolol; Labetalol; Metoprolol; Nadolol; Oxprenolol; Penbutolol; Pindolol; Propranolol; Sotalol; Timolol
• Antianxiety therapy adjunct Acebutolol; Metoprolol; Oxprenolol; Propranolol; Sotalol; Timolol
• Antiarrhythmic Acebutolol; Atenolol; Metoprolol; Nadolol; Oxprenolol; Propranolol; Sotalol; Timolol
• Antiglaucoma agent, systemic Timolol
• Antihypertensive Acebutolol; Atenolol; Betaxolol; Bisoprolol; Carteolol; Labetalol; Metoprolol; Nadolol; Oxprenolol; Penbutolol; Pindolol; Propranolol; Sotalol; Timolol
• Antitremor agent Acebutolol; Atenolol; Metoprolol; Nadolol; Oxprenolol; Pindolol; Propranolol; Sotalol; Timolol
• Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy therapy adjunct Acebutolol; Atenolol; Metoprolol; Nadolol; Oxprenolol; Pindolol; Propranolol; Sotalol; Timolol
• Myocardial infarction prophylactic Acebutolol; Atenolol; Metoprolol; Nadolol; Oxprenolol; Propranolol; Sotalol; Timolol
• Myocardial infarction therapy Acebutolol; Atenolol; Metoprolol; Nadolol; Oxprenolol; Propranolol; Sotalol; Timolol
• Neuroleptic-induced akathisia therapy Betaxolol; Metoprolol; Nadolol; Propranolol
• Pheochromocytoma therapy adjunct Acebutolol; Atenolol; Labetalol; Metoprolol; Nadolol; Oxprenolol; Propranolol; Sotalol; Timolol
• Thyrotoxicosis therapy adjunct Acebutolol; Atenolol; Metoprolol; Nadolol; Oxprenolol; Propranolol; Sotalol; Timolol
• Vascular headache prophylactic Atenolol; Metoprolol; Nadolol; Propranolol; Timolol

Description Drug

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

Beta-blockers work by effecting 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 family doctor's prescription, in the following dosage forms:

Oral
• Acebutolol
  • Capsules - USA
  • Tablets - Canada
• Atenolol
  • Tablets - USA and Canada
• Betaxolol
  • Tablets - USA
• Bisoprolol
  • Tablets - USA
• Carteolol
  • Tablets - USA
• Labetalol
  • Tablets - USA and Canada
• Metoprolol
  • Tablets - USA and Canada
  • Extended-release tablets - USA and Canada
• Nadolol
  • Tablets - USA and Canada
• Oxprenolol
  • Tablets - Canada
  • Extended-release tablets - Canada
• Penbutolol
  • Tablets - USA
• Pindolol
  • Tablets - USA and Canada
• Propranolol
  • Extended-release capsules - USA and Canada
  • Oral solution - USA
  • Tablets - USA and Canada
• Sotalol
  • Tablets - USA and Canada
• Timolol
  • Tablets - USA and Canada

Parenteral
• Atenolol
  • Injection - USA
• Labetalol
  • Injection - USA and Canada
• Metoprolol
  • Injection - USA and Canada
• Propranolol
  • Injection - USA and Canada

Brand Names

Some commonly using brand names are:

In the USA

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

In Canada

• Apo-Atenolol
• 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
• Novo-Atenol
• Novometoprol ⁷
• Novo-Pindol ¹¹
• Novo-Timol ¹⁴
• Novopranol ¹²
• Nu-Metop ⁷
• pms Propranolol ¹²
• Sectral
• Slow-Trasicor ⁹
• Sotacor ¹³
• Syn-Nadolol ⁸
• Syn-Pindolol ¹¹
• Tenormin
• Trandate ⁶
• Trasicor ⁹
• Visken ¹¹

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