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From: dgc@ucla-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: Beta blockers? What are they?
Message-ID: <1387@ucla-cs.ARPA>
Date: Thu, 27-Sep-84 12:16:30 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep 27 12:16:30 1984
Date-Received: Sat, 29-Sep-84 10:15:01 EDT
Organization: UCLA CS Dept.
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Any discussion of "beta blockers" should note that, while extremely
useful for specific conditions, these drugs are potentially quite
dangerous, especially to asthmatics.  For example, the eye-drop
"timoptic" is the "drug of choice" for simple glaucoma (for
non-asthmatics).  However, one drop in the eye has been known to send
asthmatics to the hospital emergency room where they required pure
oxygen and other immediate relief.

David G. Cantor

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