| Clinical data | |
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| AHFS/Drugs.com | Micromedex Detailed Consumer Information |
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| Routes of administration |
oral |
| ATC code | C07AA02 (WHO) |
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| Pharmacokinetic data | |
| Bioavailability | 20-70% |
| Metabolism | Hepatic |
| Biological half-life | 1-2hours |
| Excretion |
Renal Lactic (In lactiferous females) |
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| CAS Number |
6452-71-7 |
| PubChem (CID) | 4631 |
| IUPHAR/BPS | 7255 |
| DrugBank |
DB01580 |
| ChemSpider |
4470 |
| UNII |
519MXN9YZR |
| KEGG |
D08318 |
| ChEMBL |
CHEMBL546 |
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.026.598 |
| Chemical and physical data | |
| Formula | C15H23NO3 |
| Molar mass | 265.348 |
| 3D model (Jmol) | Interactive image |
| Chirality | Racemic mixture |
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Oxprenolol (Trasacor, Trasicor, Coretal, Laracor, Slow-Pren, Captol, Corbeton, Slow-Trasicor, Tevacor, Trasitensin, Trasidex) is a non-selective beta blocker with some intrinsic sympathomimetic activity. It is used for the treatment of angina pectoris, abnormal heart rhythms and high blood pressure.
Oxprenolol is a lipophilic beta blocker which passes the blood–brain barrier more easily than water-soluble beta blockers. As such, it is associated with a higher incidence of CNS-related side effects than hydrophilic ligands such as atenolol, sotalol and nadolol.
Oxprenolol is a potent beta blocker and should not be administered to asthmatics under any circumstances due to their low beta levels as a result of depletion due to other asthma medication, and because it can cause irreversible, often fatal, airway failure and inflammation.
Oxprenolol is a chiral compound, the beta blocker is used as a racemate, e. g. a 1:1 mixture of (R)-(+)-oxprenolol and (S)-(–)-oxprenolol. Analytical methods (HPLC) for the separation and quantification of (R)-(+)-oxprenolol and (S)-(–)-oxprenolol in urine and in pharmaceutical formulations have been described in the literature.