beta-blocker• Readily availablealternatives, particularly diuretics and beta-blockers, should be used instead, he says.• Certain drugs - such as aspirin, beta-blockers, and cholesterollowering drugs - benefit some people but not others.• No, what I really needed was a handful of beta-blockers.• Many other beta-blockers were subsequently developed by different companies, because the market was very large.• Other beta-blockers also have been used successfully.