Pharmacodynamic profile of the selective beta 1-adrenoceptor antagonist bisoprolol.

The pharmacodynamic activity of (+/-)-1-[4-(2-isopropoxyethoxymethyl)-phenoxy]-3-isopropylamino-2- propranol- hemifumarate (bisoprolol, EMD 33 512) has been investigated under in vitro and in vivo conditions. Bisoprolol was found to be an effective beta-adrenoceptor antagonist, the pA2 values determined against isoprenaline in guinea pig atria and tracheal muscle being 7.45 and 6.