atenolol
noun
aten·o·lol
ə-ˈte-nə-ˌlȯl 
-ˌlōl
: a beta blocker C14H22N2O3 used in the treatment of hypertension
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People with asthma, COPD, or other lung issues that may be worsened by the targeting of beta-2 receptors by non-selective beta-blockers like carvedilol would likely be better suited for selective beta-blockers like metoprolol or atenolol.
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Sara Hoffman, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 22 Oct. 2024
The half-life of atenolol is about six hours.5 After six hours, half of the original dose of atenolol is still in the body.
—Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
Side effects associated with atenolol and metoprolol are similar.
—Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
The pharmacy was fined $50,000, and an additional $5,000 for the inspectors’ finding that a pharmacist had dispensed a prescription of atenolol, a blood pressure medicine, without consulting with the customer about how to safely take it.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2023
That’s also probably due to the atenolol.
—Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2019
The goal for atenolol as a blood pressure medicine is not the resting heart rate, but the resting blood pressure.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 15 Aug. 2022
Toxicology testing found amiodarone, a drug used to treat abnormal heart rhythms, and atenolol, used to treat hypertension, in his system, the report states.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 20 July 2022
However, atenolol and other beta blockers are seldom used as the first medicine to treat blood pressure, except in cases where beta blockers also are useful for something else.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 15 Aug. 2022
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Sara Hoffman, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 22 Oct. 2024
The half-life of atenolol is about six hours.5 After six hours, half of the original dose of atenolol is still in the body.
—Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
Side effects associated with atenolol and metoprolol are similar.
—Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
The pharmacy was fined $50,000, and an additional $5,000 for the inspectors’ finding that a pharmacist had dispensed a prescription of atenolol, a blood pressure medicine, without consulting with the customer about how to safely take it.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2023
That’s also probably due to the atenolol.
—Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2019
The goal for atenolol as a blood pressure medicine is not the resting heart rate, but the resting blood pressure.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 15 Aug. 2022
Toxicology testing found amiodarone, a drug used to treat abnormal heart rhythms, and atenolol, used to treat hypertension, in his system, the report states.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 20 July 2022
However, atenolol and other beta blockers are seldom used as the first medicine to treat blood pressure, except in cases where beta blockers also are useful for something else.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 15 Aug. 2022
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atenolol
noun
aten·o·lol
ə-ˈten-ə-ˌlȯl, -ˌlōl
: a beta-blocker C14H22N2O3 used in the treatment of hypertension see tenormin
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