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In medicine, atenolol is a cardioselective adrenergic beta-antagonist that is "possessing properties and potency similar to propranolol, but without a negative inotropic effect."^[1]

Atenolol is excreted unchanged in the kidneys. Elimination is dependent on the glomerular filtration rate. Atenolol is not metabolized in the liver by cytochrome P-450 2D6 allele.

For healthy adults, the starting dose is 50 mg orally once daily and the maximum dose is 100 mg orally once daily.

The most up-to-date information about Atenolol and other drugs can be found at the following sites.

Atenolol - FDA approved drug information (drug label) from DailyMed (U.S. National Library of Medicine).
Atenolol - Drug information for consumers from MedlinePlus (U.S. National Library of Medicine).
Atenolol - Detailed information from DrugBank.

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 ==Metabolism==
-It is not metabolized by [[cytochrome P-450]]  [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=summary&list_uids=1565 2D6] [[allele]] but rather is excreted unchanged in the kidneys. Elimination is dependent on the [[glomerular filtration rate]].
+Atenolol is excreted unchanged in the kidneys. Elimination is dependent on the [[glomerular filtration rate]]. Atenolol is ''not'' metabolized in the liver by [[cytochrome P-450]]  [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=summary&list_uids=1565 2D6] [[allele]].
 ==Dosage==