Posts tagged with: Beta Blockers
The Eyes and Ears
Of our five senses the eyes and our hearing are the two sense organs that provide us with the most information, from the world around us. Our eyes work by transmitting light through the cornea. The amount of light is governed by the muscles in the iris. The muscles control... [Read more]
Atenolol
Atenolol belongs to a group of drugs known as Beta-adrenoceptor blocker (often referred to as a beta-blocker). It prevents the heart from beating to fast and is used mainly to treat irregular heart rhythms, it is also used in the treatment of angina, (pains in chest) It... [Read more]
How Anti-anxiety Medication Works
All of us at one time, or another will experience feelings of not being able to cope whether this is due to the loss of a loved one, illness, or losing your job etc. they can all make you feel miserable, but as time goes on and things pick up we get ourselves back on track... [Read more]
How Beta Blockers Work
Those individuals who suffer from angina and abnormal heart rhythms will find beta blocks an important addition to day to day living. They slow the heart rate which in turn reduce the work load of the heart. Beta blockers are also known as beta adrenergic blocking agents,... [Read more]
Oxprenolol
Oxprenolol is a non-selective beta blocker with some intrinsic sympathomimetic activity (The property of a drug that produces partial agonist effect at the receptor similar to the cholinergic stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system.). It is used for the treatment of... [Read more]
How Anti-angina Medication Works
Angina is the outcome of too little oxygen reaching the heart muscle. Oxygen starvation is usually caused by the narrowing of blood vessels (coronary arteries) that carry both blood and oxygen to the heart muscle In classic angina pain usually occurs during exertion or emotional... [Read more]
Metoprolol
Metoprolol belongs to a group of drugs known as beta blockers. It is given to sufferers of hypertension, (high blood pressure) angina, abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias) and an overactive thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism) Beta‐blockers slow the heart beat, lessen the force... [Read more]
Propranolol
Propranolol goes all the way back to 1965 when it was first widely available in the UK as a beta blocker. It is often used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure) angina (chest pain caused be a blockages in the arteries to the heart) and abnormal heart rhythms, but it... [Read more]
