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atenolol, n. Pharm.|əˈtɛnəlɒl|
[f. aten- (perh. f. angina n. + tension n.) + *-olol.]
A beta-blocker which is selective for cardiac receptors, and is given orally in the treatment of angina and hypertension; 4-(2-hydroxy-3-isopropylaminopropoxy)phenylacetamide, C14H22N2O3 .
1974Approved Names 1973 (Brit. Pharmacopœia Comm.) Suppl. iii, Atenolol. 1977Lancet 16 Apr. 843/1 Propranolol, which is non-selective, delays the rise in blood-glucose after insulin-induced hypoglycæmia, unlike atenolol which has no such effect. 1986C. W. Thornber in C. A. Heaton Chem. Industry iv. 183 A second generation of β-adrenergic antagonists characterized by atenolol..and metoprolol..have preferential affinity for the heart receptors. 1991Which? Nov. 647 (caption) Tenormin, and its generic equivalent atenolol, is often prescribed to lower blood pressure. |