In this week’s episode of Know Your Drug, Bryan Kudlawiec and Greg Hare discuss the medication Metoprolol, also known as Lopressor or Toprol XL. Metoprolol is prescribed to treat a wide variety of disease states, but today Bryan and Greg talk about its importance in treating hypertension or high blood pressure. They highlight some of the important points of this disease state and risks involved with it. Discussion on how Metoprolol works to help decrease blood pressure and other important information such as side effects, monitoring parameters, and common usage. This information is general guidelines and is not meant to replace physician orders. Patients using Metoprolol should use this medication according to their prescriber!
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