Metoprolol Tartrate

Adults: Film-coated tablet- Hypertension: Total daily dosage Metoprolol 100-400 mg to be given as a single or twice-daily dose. The starting dose is 100 mg (two Metoprolol-50 tablets) per day. This may be increased by 100 mg per day at weekly intervals. lf full control is not achieved using a single daily dose, a b.i.d. regimen should be initiated. Combination therapy with a diuretic or other antihypertensive agents may also be considered. Angina: Usually Metoprolol 50 mg (one Metoprolol-50 tablet) to 100 mg (two Metoprolol-50 tablets) twice or three times daily. Cardiac arrhythmias: Metoprolol 50 mg (one Metoprolol-50 tablet) b.i.d or t.i.d should usually control the condition. It is necessary the dose can be increased up to 300 mg per day in divided doses. Following the treatment of an acute arrhythmia with Metoprolol injection, continuation therapy with Metoprolol tablets should be initiated 4-6 hours later. The initial oral dose should not exceed 50 mg t.i.d. Hyperthyroidism: Metoprolol 50 mg (one Metoprolol-50 tablet) four times a day. The dose should be reduced as the euthyroid state is achieved. Myocardial infarction: Orally, therapy should commence 15 minutes after the last injection with 50 mg every 6 hours for 48 hours. Patients who fail to tolerate the full intravenous dose should be given half the suggested oral dose. Maintenance- The usual maintenance dose is 200 mg daily given in divided doses. Elderly’ There are no special dosage requirements in otherwise healthy elderly patients. Significant hepatic dysfunction: A reduction in dosage may be necessary. Extended-release tablet- Hypertension: The usual initial dosage is 25 to 100 mg daily in a single dose, whether used alone or added to a diuretic. Angina Pectoris: The dosage of extended-release Metoprolol Succinate should be individualized. The usual initial dosage is 100 mg daily, in a single dose. Heart Failure: The recommended starting dose of sustained-release Metoprolol Succinate is 25 mg once daily for two weeks in patients with NYHA class II heart failure and 12.5 mg once daily in patients with more severe heart failure. The dosage may be increased at weekly (or longer) intervals until optimum blood pressure reduction is achieved. If treatment is to be discontinued, the dosage should be reduced gradually over a period of 1-2 weeks. IV Injection- Arrhythmias: By intravenous injection, up to 5 mg at a rate of 1-2 mg/minute, repeated after 5 minutes if necessary, total dose 10-15 mg. In surgery: By slow intravenous injection 2-4 mg at induction or to control arrhythmias developing during anaesthesia; 2 mg doses may be repeated to a maximum of 10 mg. Myocardial Infarction: Early intervention within 12 hours of infarction, by intravenous injection 5 mg every 2 minutes to a maximum of 15 mg, followed after 15 minutes by 50 mg by mouth every 6 hours for 48 hours; maintenance 200 mg daily in divided doses.