Pharmacologic Substance
propranolol Audio
pro·pran·o·lol [ proh-pran-uh-lawl, -lol ]
Brand Names:
Hemangeol; Inderal; InnoPran
Effect:
Arterial Vasodilation; Bronchoconstriction; Cardiac Rhythm Alteration; Decreased Blood Pressure; Negative Chronotropy; Negative Inotropy
May Prevent:
Migraine Disorders
May Treat:
Angina Pectoris; Esophageal and Gastric Varices; Essential Tremor; Heart Failure; Hypertension; Myocardial Infarction; Panic Disorder; Pheochromocytoma; Tachycardia, Supraventricular; Tachycardia, Ventricular; Ventricular Fibrillation
More Information:
ChemID; DrugBank; DailyMed; DrugInfo; PDR
Definitions related to propranolol:
  • A synthetic, nonselective beta-adrenergic receptor blocker with antianginal, antiarrhythmic, antihypertensive properties. Propranolol competitively antagonizes beta-adrenergic receptors, thereby causing negative chronotropic and inotropic effects leading to a reduction in cardiac output.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A widely used non-cardioselective beta-adrenergic antagonist. Propranolol has been used for MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ARRHYTHMIA; ANGINA PECTORIS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTHYROIDISM; MIGRAINE; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; and ANXIETY but adverse effects instigate replacement by newer drugs.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Noncardioselective beta adrenergic antagonist; used in treatment or prevention of many disorders including acute myocardial infarction, arrhythmias, angina pectoris, hypertension, hyperthyroidism, migraine; pheochromocytoma, etc.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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