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What is Propranolol?

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most popular types: Inderal Propranolol ER Inderal LA Show all

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Propranolol is a non-selective beta blocker used in the treatment of hypertension, angina, and other heart conditions. It was the first successful beta blocker in medicine.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
High blood pressure (hypertension) 453 106
Migraine headaches 345 140
Anxious mood 299 127
Essential tremor 216 69
Graves' disease 104 4
Migraine 100 20

Show all 178 reasons taken

  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
See all 4965 patients that have taken Propranolol

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 25
Moderate 83
Mild 123
None 303

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Propranolol

Side effect Patients Percentage
Dizziness 17
Fatigue 15
Drowsiness 12
Heart rate low (bradycardia) 11
Weight gain 10
Low blood pressure 7

Show all 116 reported side effects

Why patients stopped taking Propranolol

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Reason Patients Percentage
Doctor's advice 118
Did not seem to work 116
Side effects too severe 75
Other 55
Course of treatment ended 40
Personal research 17
Expense 9
Change in health plan coverage 5
See all 329 patients who've stopped taking Propranolol

Duration

Stopped taking Propranolol

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 46
1 - 6 months 74
6 months - 1 year 45
1 - 2 years 60
2 - 5 years 57
5 - 10 years 29
10 years or more 15
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 396
Usually 84
Sometimes 36
Never taken as prescribed 18
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 13
Somewhat hard to take 28
A little hard to take 65
Not at all hard to take 428
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 0
$100-199 4
$50-99 8
$25-49 13
< $25 209
Not specified 300

What people switch to and from

Patients started taking Propranolol after stopping:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Topiramate (Topamax) 8
Atenolol (Atenol) 6
Clonidine (Catapres) 6
Clonazepam (Klonopin) 5
Lorazepam (Ativan) 5

Show all 36 treatments patients report switching from

Patients stopped taking Propranolol and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Metoprolol (Metoprolol Tartrate) 12
Topiramate (Topamax) 12
Atenolol (Atenol) 10
Clonidine (Catapres) 6
Metoprolol Succinate ER (Toprol XL) 5

Show all 55 treatments patients report switching to

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32 patient evaluations for Propranolol

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Mar 26, 2020 (Started Jan 01, 1998)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for premature ventricular contractions)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 80 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly

Aug 17, 2013 (Started Jan 01, 1998)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Other)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 80 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

May 15, 2017 (Started Feb 15, 2016)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for angina pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for high blood pressure (hypertension))
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for sinus tachycardia)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for tension headache)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 80 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly

Mar 29, 2017 (Started Feb 15, 2016)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for angina pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for high blood pressure (hypertension))
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for sinus tachycardia)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for tension headache)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 80 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 29, 2017 (Started Jan 15, 2016)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for angina pectoris)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for headaches)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for high blood pressure (hypertension))
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for sinus tachycardia)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
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Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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