A beta blocker is a drug which is used to treat people who have high blood pressure or heart problems.
beta-blocker in British English
noun
any of a class of drugs, such as propranolol, that inhibit the activity of the nerves that are stimulated by adrenaline; they therefore decrease the contraction and speed of the heart: used in the treatment of high blood pressure and angina pectoris
beta blocker in American English
any of a class of drugs used to control heartbeat, relieve angina pectoris, treat hypertension, etc. by blocking the nerve impulses that normally excite the beta receptors
beta-blocker in the Pharmaceutical Industry
(beɪtə blɒkər)
Word forms: (regular plural) beta-blockers
noun
(Pharmaceutical: Drugs)
A beta-blocker is any one of a class of drugs, such as propranolol, that decrease the contractionand speed of the heart by inhibiting the activity of the nerves that are stimulatedby adrenalin. Beta-blockers are used in the treatment of high blood pressure and angina.
Beta-blockers work by blocking the body's receptors for adrenalin.
By blocking adrenalin, beta-blockers slow the heart rate and reduce blood pressure.
A beta-blocker is any one of a class of drugs, such as propranolol, that decrease the contractionand speed of the heart by inhibiting the activity of the nerves that are stimulatedby adrenalin.
Examples of 'beta-blocker' in a sentence
beta-blocker
It is also possible to unintentionally combine beta blockers with other drugs and this could be dangerous.
Martlew, Gillian & Silver, Shelley (ed) The Medicine Chest - your family's guide to prescription drugs (1988)
People must not stop beta blockers unless advised to do so by their doctor.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Thus enter the beta blockers.
Pantano, James A. (MD) Living with Angina (1991)
If you will be having surgery or dental treatment which requires anaesthesia it is important to tell the person in charge that you are taking beta blockers.
Martlew, Gillian & Silver, Shelley (ed) The Medicine Chest - your family's guide to prescription drugs (1988)
Combined alpha and beta blockers control blood pressure by alpha effects and by concurrent beta effects (see above) upon the heart.
Shreeve, Caroline (Dr.) How to Lower High Blood Pressure (1994)
Because I think beta blockers have so much to offer, most of my patients with angina are taking a drug from this class.