atenolol

noun

aten·​o·​lol ə-ˈte-nə-ˌlȯl 

-ˌlōl

: a beta blocker C₁₄H₂₂N₂O₃ used in the treatment of hypertension

Examples of atenolol in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The pharmacy was fined $50,000, and an additional $5,000 for the inspectors’ finding that a pharmacist had dispensed a prescription of atenolol, a blood pressure medicine, without consulting with the customer about how to safely take it. —Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2023

That’s also probably due to the atenolol. —Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2019

The goal for atenolol as a blood pressure medicine is not the resting heart rate, but the resting blood pressure. —Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 15 Aug. 2022

Toxicology testing found amiodarone, a drug used to treat abnormal heart rhythms, and atenolol, used to treat hypertension, in his system, the report states. —Dennis Romero, NBC News, 20 July 2022

However, atenolol and other beta blockers are seldom used as the first medicine to treat blood pressure, except in cases where beta blockers also are useful for something else. —Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 15 Aug. 2022

In this category, a plan might cover atenolol and propranolol, but not metoprolol. —Diane Omdahl, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2021

The beta blocker atenolol may cause erectile dysfunction or impair the ability to exercise, for example. —NBC News, 13 Nov. 2020

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from antihypertensive + -olol (as in propranolol)

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

atenolol

noun

aten·​o·​lol ə-ˈten-ə-ˌlȯl, -ˌlōl 

: a beta-blocker C₁₄H₂₂N₂O₃ used in the treatment of hypertension see tenormin