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Propranolol
Essential medicine status
Section:
7. Antimigraine medicines 7.2. Antimigraine medicines > For prophylaxis
ATC codes: C07AA05
EMLc
Indication
Migraine ICD11 code: 8A80.Z
INN
Propranolol
Medicine type
Chemical agent
List type
Core (EML)
(EMLc)
Formulations
Oral > Solid: 40 mg tablet (hydrochloride) ; 20 mg tablet (hydrochloride)
EML status history
First added in 1989 (TRS 796)
Changed in 1993 (TRS 850)
Changed in 2007 (TRS 950)
Changed in 2021 (TRS 1035)
Sex
All
Age
Also recommended for children
Therapeutic alternatives
Medicines within the same pharmacological class can be used
Therapeutic alternatives limitations
Therapeutic alternatives to be reviewed (2023)
Therapeutic alternatives limitations for EMLc
The square box does not apply to the listing of propranolol on the EMLc.
Patent information
Patents have expired in most jurisdictions
Wikipedia
Propranolol
DrugBank
Propranolol
Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
Following the review of square box listings on the EML and EMLc, the Expert Committee recommended the therapeutic alternatives for propranolol for migraine prophylaxis be reviewed.