Medically reviewed by Alex Yampolsky, PharmD Many medications are available to treat high blood pressure (hypertension).

Class I antiarrhythmic drugs possess this characteristic as well. The importance of this is not clear in clinical medicine in regards to beta-blockers. Perhaps this is partially an explanation for ...

A new study from the University of Bologna has raised concerns about a common blood pressure medication called beta-blockers.

A new study from Yeshiva University has revealed a surprising finding—some widely used medications for high blood pressure ...

It’s also important to consider the interaction a beta blocker may have with another drug you’re taking; for example, if you’re taking beta blockers for anxiety alongside another blood ...

β-1 and β-2 adrenoceptor polymorphisms: functional importance, impact on cardiovascular diseases and drug responses. Pharmacol. Ther. 117(1), 1–29 (2008). Shin J, Johnson JA. β-blocker ...

There have also been inconsistencies in results from studies looking at the effects of drugs that block beta-adrenergic receptors (beta blockers). For instance, in 2008, a mutation in G-protein ...