英國家庭醫生被建議不要使用beta受體阻滯劑作為治療高血壓的常規用藥，而使用其他治療方法。

在采納了英國國家國家衛生與臨床研究院(NICE, London, UK)的建議之后，英國國家醫療總局(NHS, London, UK)簽發的這些新指南，NICE認為其他藥物在治療高血壓方面效果更好。這些藥物包括鈣通道阻滯劑、利尿劑和血管緊張素酶(ACE)抑制劑，通常用于調節激素系統和擴張血管。這些新指南的基礎是，根據研究治療高血壓的藥物能夠將心臟病和腦卒中發作的危險降低一半。

New Guidelines for Blood Pressure Medication
 
Family doctors in the United Kingdom (UK) are being advised not to prescribe beta-blockers as the routine therapy for high blood pressure but to favor other treatments.

The new guidelines were issued by the National Health Service (NHS, London, UK) following advice from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE, London, UK) which noted that other drugs are better at treating hypertension. These include calcium channel blockers, diuretics, and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, used to regulate the hormonal system and open up blood vessels. The new guidelines are based on research showing that the newer drugs used to treat high blood pressure cut the risk of heart attacks and strokes by half when compared to older treatments.