Medically reviewed by Patricia Mikula, PharmD Key Takeaways Beta-blockers may not reduce the risk of death or repeat heart ...

Doctors might be overprescribing beta-blocker medications to heart patients who aren’t seriously ill, a new study contends. Beta blockers such as Inderal (propranolol) and Lopressor (metoprolol) ...

Beta blockers have become a prescription drug staple for recovering heart attack patients. However, these blood pressure-reducing medications cannot be tolerated by many patients who are at higher ...

Two new studies point in opposite directions. A large new study conducted in Spain and Italy found that beta blockers, drugs often used to slow the heart rate and lower blood pressure, did not provide ...

Beta-blockers are excellent drugs. They're cheap and effective; feature prominently in hypertension guidelines; and remain a sine qua non for coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, and heart ...