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BETA BLOCKING AGENTS
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| Alprenolol | | For the treatment of hypertension, angina, and arrhythmia |
| Atenolol | | For the management of hypertention and long-term management of patients with angina pectoris |
| Betaxolol | | For the management of hypertension. |
| Bisoprolol | | For the management of hypertension and prophylaxis treatment of angina pectoris |
| Carteolol | | For the treatment of intraocular hypertension and chronic open-angle glaucoma |
| Carvedilol | | For the treatment of mild or moderate (NYHA class II or III) heart failure of ischemic or cardiomyopathic origin. |
| Metoprolol | | For the treatment of hypertension and angina pectoris |
| Nadolol | | For the treatment of arrhythmias, angina pectoris, and hypertension |
| Pindolol | | For the management of hypertension, edema, ventricular tachycardias, and atrial fibrillation. |
| Propranolol | | For the prophylaxis of migraine |
| Timolol | | For the treatment of hypertension, angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmias, migraine and for the reduction of mortality following myocardial infarction. Ophthalmic solutions of timolol are used in the treatment of glaucoma to reduce intraocular pressure. |
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