Many elderly people tend not to complain in the face of often serious disease but stoically
accept'every tatter in their mortal dress'l as the inevitable price of aging. We, their carers …

We evaluated the use of topically administered betaxolol, a cardioselective beta-adrenergic
blocking agent, in 11 patients (eight women and three men, 40 to 81 years old) who had …

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial was designed to assess the
safety, efficacy, and duration of the bronchodilation resulting from the addition of 500 μg of …

Timolol maleate is a non‐selective β‐adrenoceptor antagonist currently used mainly as an
ocular preparation for the treatment of glaucoma and ocular hypertension. Despite the …

The effects on ventilation of the non-selective beta-blocker propranolol, and the relatively
cardioselective beta-blocker, metoprolol, were compared in a randomized single-blind …

Fifty-two asthmatic patients with mild to moderate hypertension were screened for
bronchosensitivity to propranolol in a double-blind randomized fashion after a 2-week …

Bronchoconstriction, the main respiratory side effect from beta-blocking drugs, can be
severe and precipitous in patients with asthma, but at most is very minor in patients with …

The effects on blood pressure and airway function of the chronic oral administration of two
beta blocking agents, propranolol and metoprolol, were studied. Mean arterial pressure …

Six ophthalmic beta-blockers-betaxolol, timolol, levobunolol, pindolol, befunolol, and
metipranolol-and placebo eyedrops were tested in six normal volunteers for their effect on …

Effects of long‐term treatment with pindolol (10 mg twice daily) and metoprolol (100 mg
twice daily) on lung function and blood pressure were investigated in eight patients with …