Metipranolol (OptiPranolol, Betanol, Disorat, Trimepranol) is a non-selective

beta blocker Beta blockers, also spelled β-blockers, are a class of medications that are predominantly used to manage cardiac arrhythmia, abnormal heart rhythms, and to protect the heart from a second myocardial infarction, heart attack after a first heart ...

used in

eye drop Eye drops or eyedrops are liquid drops applied directly to the surface of the eye usually in small amounts such as a single drop or a few drops. Eye drops usually contain saline to match the salinity of the eye. Drops containing only saline ...

s to treat

glaucoma Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that result in damage to the optic nerve (or retina) and cause vision loss. The most common type is open-angle (wide angle, chronic simple) glaucoma, in which the drainage angle for fluid within the eye rem ...

. It is rapidly metabolized into desacetylmetipranolol.

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Beta blockers N-isopropyl-phenoxypropanolamines Acetate esters Isopropyl compounds Phenol esters Ophthalmology drugs {{cardiovascular-drug-stub