What is the Metoprolol tartrate drug?
Metoprolol Tartrate is used to treat high blood pressure, chest pain due to reduced blood flow to the heart and abnormally fast heart rate. Metoprolol Tartrate is also used to prevent further heart problems after myocardial infarction.
Metoprolol Tartrate was developed in 1969, patented in 1970, and approved for medical use in 1982 and 1978 by the FDA. Metoprolol Tartrate is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.
Metoprolol tartrate wholesalers and manufacturers:
Metoprolol Tartrate has many brand names that include Lopressor in the US, Corvitol by Berlin-Chemie AG and Menarini Group), Minax by Alphapharm Pty Limited, Selokeen by AstraZeneca), and TOPROL-XL by Lannett Company, Inc.
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp, Bedford Laboratories, Sandoz Canada Inc, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Apothecon Inc Div Bristol Myers Squibb, Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc, Watson Laboratories Inc are some of the Metoprolol Tartrate manufacturers.
Metoprolol Tartrate suppliers market it in the form of 5 mg/5 ml intravenous injection, 25 mg, 50 mg, 100 mg, 200 mg extended-release capsules and tablets, and 25 mg, 37.5 mg, 50 mg, 75 mg, 100 mg tablets.
Metoprolol tartrate for sales:
As Metoprolol Tartrate is a globally found drug, its costs can change depending on the country that sells the medicine.
In the US, Metoprolol Tartrate under the brand name Lopressor costs about $ 3.85 per ml for a 5 mg/5 ml ampul. 100 mg Lopressor oral tablet costs from $2.75 to $4.03 per tablet; for a 50 mg tablet, it costs about $2.73. In the US, 25 mg and 50 mg Toprol-Xl tablet costs from $1.26 to $1.47 per unit, for a 100 mg Toprol-Xl tablet, it costs from $1.89 to $2.16, and for a 200 mg Toprol-Xl tablet, it costs from $2.99 to $3.37.
In 2017, in the US, Metoprolol Tartrate was the sixth most commonly prescribed medication with more than 68 million prescriptions.
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How does Metoprolol tartrate work?
To treat Hypertension, an adult patient should take the initial dose of 100 mg of Metoprolol Tartrate per day. At the maintenance stage of the treatment, the patient can take from 100 mg to 450 mg per day.
To treat Angina Pectoris, an adult patient should take the initial dose of 50 mg immediate-release tablet twice a day, at the maintenance dose, the patient can take from 100 mg to 400 mg per day.
To treat Myocardial Infarction, an adult patient should take the initial dose of 5 mg IV every 2 minutes as tolerated for three doses at the early treatment. To the late treatment, an adult should take the maintenance dose of 100 mg orally twice a day.
During a Metoprolol Tartrate treatment, the patients should avoid alcohol, natural licorice, and take Metoprolol Tartrate drugs with food.
Taking Metoprolol Tartrate can cause some side effects that include blurred vision, chest pain or discomfort, confusion, dizziness, faintness, or lightheadedness when getting up suddenly from a lying or sitting position, slow or irregular heartbeat, sweating, unusual tiredness or weakness.