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A 48-year-old man with long-standing alcohol use presents with jaundice, ascites and spider naevi. Ultrasound shows a nodular liver consistent with cirrhosis. According to cirrhosis management guidelines, which drug should be prescribed for primary prophylaxis of variceal bleeding in a patient with medium-large oesophageal varices?

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