Beta Blockers
Comparative information
Pharmacological differences
- Agents with intrinsic sympathomimetic action (ISA)
- Acebutolol, carteolol, celiprolol, mepindolol, oxprenolol, pindolol
- Agents with greater aqueous solubility (hydrophilic beta blockers)
- Atenolol, celiprolol, nadolol, sotalol
- Agents with membrane stabilizing effect
- Acebutolol, betaxolol, pindolol, propranolol
- Agents with antioxidant effect
- Carvedilol, nebivolol
Indication differences
- Agents specifically indicated for cardiac arrhythmia
- Esmolol, sotalol, landiolol
- Agents specifically indicated for congestive heart failure
- Bisoprolol, carvedilol, sustained-release metoprolol, nebivolol
- Agents specifically indicated for glaucoma
- Betaxolol, carteolol, levobunolol, metipranolol, timolol
- Agents specifically indicated for myocardial infarction
- Atenolol, metoprolol, propranolol
- Agents specifically indicated for migraine prophylaxis
- Timolol, propranolol
Propranolol
is the only agent indicated for control of tremor, portal hypertension,
and esophageal variceal bleeding, and used in conjunction with
α-blocker therapy in phaeochromocytoma.
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