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What is Propranolol?

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. Read more...Click to read more below

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Migraine headaches 97 17 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Anxious mood 73 22 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Tremor 48 13 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Elevated blood pressure 41 10 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 33 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Hypertension 33 2 Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 405 patients currently taking Propranolol

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 7
Moderate
 18
Mild
 32
None
 51

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Propranolol

Drowsiness 6
Sedation 5
Dizziness 4
Problems concentrating 3
Brain fog 3
Insomnia 2
See all 49 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Propranolol. See all 32 dosages ►

  10mg as needed 10 mg daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 60 mg daily 80 mg daily 120 mg daily 160 mg daily 240 mg daily
  13 Number of Patients: 13 32 Number of Patients: 32 52 Number of Patients: 52 16 Number of Patients: 16 43 Number of Patients: 43 51 Number of Patients: 51 84 Number of Patients: 84 51 Number of Patients: 51 29 Number of Patients: 29 7 Number of Patients: 7  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Propranolol (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 43   Doctor's advice: 39%
Did not seem to work 30   Did not seem to work: 28%
Course of treatment ended 18   Course of treatment ended: 17%
Other 17   Other: 16%
Side effects too severe 15   Side effects too severe: 14%
Personal research 4   Personal research: 4%
Not indicated 2   Not indicated: 2%
Expense 1   Expense: 1%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 1%

See all 107 patients who’ve stopped taking Propranolol

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Propranolol

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Stopped Taking Propranolol

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Propranolol

Always
 82 76%
Usually
 11 10%
Sometimes
 13 12%
Never
 2 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Propranolol

Very
 2 2%
Somewhat
 5 5%
A little
 17 16%
Not at all
 84 78%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Propranolol

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 2%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 2%
< $25
 63 97%

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Report created on February 11, 2012.