Beta blockers lower blood pressure by acting directly on the heart. These high blood pressure medications reduce heart rate and force of pumping, as well as reduce blood volume. Beta blockers include:
Acebutolol (Sectral)
Atenolol (Tenormin)
Bisoprolol fumarate (Zebeta)
Carvedilol (Coreg) -- Combined alpha/beta blocker
Esmilol (Brevibloc)
Labetalol (Trandate, Normodyne) -- Combined alpha/beta blocker
Metoprolol tartrate (Lopressor) and metoprolol succinate (Toprol-XL)
Nadolol (Corgard)
Nebivolol (Bystolic)
Penbutolol sulfate (Levatol)
Propranolol (Inderal)
Sotalol (Betapace)
HCTZ and bisoprolol (Ziac) is a beta blocker plus diuretic
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