metipranolol

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metipranolol

 [met″ĭ-pran´ah-lol]
a beta-adrenergic blocking agent, applied topically to the conjunctiva as the hydrochloride salt in the treatment of glaucoma and ocular hypertension.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
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