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Propranolol
Not recommended as an essential medicine
Section:
12. Cardiovascular medicines 12.2. Antiarrhythmic medicines
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ATC codes: C07AA05
Indication
Cardiac arrhythmia ICD11 code: BC8Z
INN
Propranolol
Medicine type
Chemical agent
List type
Core
Formulations
Parenteral > General injections > IV: 1 mg in 1 mL ampoule (hydrochloride)
Oral > Solid: 10 mg tablet (hydrochloride) ; 40 mg tablet (hydrochloride)
EML status history
First added in 1977 (TRS 615)
Changed in 1979 (TRS 641)
Changed in 1982 (TRS 685)
Removed in 1997 (TRS 882)
Sex
All
Age
Adolescents and adults
Therapeutic alternatives
Medicines within the same pharmacological class can be used
Patent information
Patents have expired in most jurisdictions
Wikipedia
Propranolol
DrugBank
Propranolol
Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
Propranolol was deleted from the EML for the treatment of arrhythmia. Atenolol was transferred to the main list since it acts specifically on the heart and is longer acting and better tolerated than propranolol.