Dose of oral β-blockers prescribed to defined asthma patients
| β-Blocker prescription | Frequency (%) | Daily prescription dose range | Prescription mean daily dose (95% CI) |
| Non-selective (n=589) | |||
| Propranolol | 507 (85.9) | 10–320 mg | 83.6 mg (80.0 to 88.2) |
| Sotalol | 27 (4.6) | 40–360 mg | 149.3 mg (114.3 to 184.3) |
| Labetolol | 25 (4.2) | 100–1200 mg | 558.7 mg (456.2 to 661.2) |
| Carvedilol | 24 (4.1) | 3.125–50 mg | 25.3 mg (23.4 to 27.2) |
| Oxprenolol | 5 (0.8) | 80–320 mg | 176.7 mg (49.3 to 304.1) |
| Timolol | 2 (0.3) | 10 mg | 10 mg |
| Total | 590 (100.0) | ||
| Selective (n=970) | |||
| Atenolol | 635 (63.2) | 12.5–100 mg | 53.0 mg (51.0 to 55.0) |
| Bisoprolol | 288 (28.7) | 1.25–20 mg | 5.8 mg (5.4 to 6.2) |
| Metoprolol | 58 (5.8) | 25–400 mg | 93.5 mg (74.9 to 112.1) |
| Nebivolol | 14 (1.4) | 5.0–10 mg | 5.8 mg (4.5 to 7.1) |
| Celiprolol | 9 (0.9) | 100–400 mg | 205.4 mg (136.0 to 274.8) |
| Acebutolol | 1 (0.1) | 200 mg | 200 mg |
| Total | 1005 (100.0) | ||