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Beta Blockers
Beta blockers are medications that reduce the force and rate of the heartbeat and decrease muscular tone in blood vessels. They work by acting on beta-adrenergic receptors located throughout the body. If these receptors are stimulated by stress-related chemicals like adrenaline and noradrenaline, our heart races or beats quickly. Beta blockers inhibit this process by occupying beta receptor sites and preventing chemicals like adrenaline from acting. Because they decrease the amount of work the heart must do, as well as reduce blood pressure, beta blockers are used to treat heart and circulation conditions like hypertension, coronary heart disease, and congestive heart failure. These kinds of effects are also helpful in treating certain kinds of anxiety. When used for high blood pressure beta-blockers relax blood vessels and help the heart beat more regularly. This helps reduce high blood pressure. Drugs in the class
Propranolol ER (Betachron ER, Inderal LA, Innopran XL)
Penbutolol (Levatol)
Metoprolol Tablets (Lopressor Tablets)
Nadolol (Corgard)
Timolol Tablets ()
Atenolol (Tenormin)
Propranolol (Inderal)
Acebutolol (Sectral)
Bisoprolol (Zebeta)
Pindolol (Visken)
Metoprolol Extended-Release Tablets (Toprol-XL Extended-Release Tablets)
Atenolol Injection (Tenormin Injection)
Betaxolol Oral (Kerlone Oral) | 
