chemist ry
cardio selective beta
blockers
Bpharmacy 4th semester
, Q: Comment upon
Cardioselective β-
blockers.
Ans:
Cardioselective β -blockers: -
Cardioselective β-blockers are also known as
Second generation beta blockers. These are drugs
that have a higher affinity for β1-adrenergic
receptors (primarily located in heart) than for
β2-adrenergic receptors (located in bronchi,
blood vessels and liver).
{These are β1-Selective blockers}