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James Black: Propranolol

"James Black:  Testing Propranolol:  A non-selective beta blocker" (Click to go to Content)

  • Attribution:

    • James Black:  "The late Scottish pharmacologist Sir James W. Black (1924-2012) revolutionized medical treatment of hypertension and angina with his invention of propranolol, the first ever beta blocker. 

    • This and his synthesis of cimetidine, used for the peptic ulcers, earned him the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1988." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmgFkkMnoVA (published 6/2017)

    • (Isoprenaline discussed in the video is also known as isoproterenol.)

    • Web of Stories - Life Stories of Remarkable People Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrN1lcGgsCB9axGjZjpOqiQ

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