First generation P-blockers

First generation P-blockers are non-cardio-selective and they can produce bronchocon-striction as an adverse effect. They exacerbate congestive heart failure, adversely affect plasma lipid profiles and reduce exercise tolerance. An example is propranolol. 

The most potent drug substanee belonging to the first generation P-blockers, propranolol, shall be diseussed here under ... 

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