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Hemangeol

(hee-MAN-jee-ol)
A drug that contains the active ingredient propranolol hydrochloride and is used to treat infants 5 weeks to 5 months of age with infantile hemangioma (a benign blood vessel tumor). It is also being studied in the treatment of other conditions and some types of cancer. Hemangeol may help shrink certain types of vascular tumors. It is a type of beta blocker.
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