RM METOPROLOL 50MG TAB

Medicine Information

What is this medicine used for?

• Hypertension: As monotherapy or in combination with other antihypertensive agents
• Angina pectoris: Long-term prophylaxis
• Cardiac arrhythmias: Disturbances of cardiac rhythm, including supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias
• Myocardial infarction (MI): Treatment of hemodynamically stable patients with definite or suspected acute MI to reduce cardiovascular mortality
• Adjunct to treatment of thyrotoxicosis
• Prevention of migraine

How much and how often should you use this medicine?

For Hypertension

• Initial dose: 100 mg daily as a single dose or in 2 divided doses
• Dosage may be increased at weekly (or longer) intervals until optimum hypotensive effect is achieved.
• Usual effective dose range is 100-400 mg daily, usually divided into a twice-daily dosage.
• Once daily administration of 200 mg may be effective for maintenance therapy.

For Angina Pectoris

• Initial dosage range: 25-50 mg twice daily
• Dosage may be increased at weekly intervals until optimum control of angina is obtained or there is pronounced slowing of the heart rate.
• Usual effective dosage range is 100-400 daily given in 2 divided doses.

Contraindications

• Reserpine: Increased frequency and severity of extreme lowering of blood sugar
• Verapamil, Diltiazem: Increased risk of severe lowering of blood pressure and slowing of heart rate
• Digitalis: Slow heart rate
• Nitroglycerin: Increased risk of severe lowering of blood pressure

Availability

• Metoprolol tartrate 50 mg Tablet - Box of 100’s (in blister foil by 20’s)
• Metoprolol tartrate 100 mg Tablet - Box of 100’s (in blister foil by 20’s)

Indication

As monotherapy or in combination with other antihypertensive agents

Ingredients

Each tablet contains: Metoprolol tartrate 50 mg or 100 mg