Lopressor
Lopressor is a heart blood pressure medication containing Metoprolol, available as 25/50/100mg tablets.
- Category
- Heart Blood Pressure
- Active ingredient
- Metoprolol
- Route
- Oral use
- Form
- Film-coated tablet
- Strengths
- 25/50/100mg
You will receive a quality generic equivalent, depending on stock.
Prescription rules on Lopressor vary by country.
Details
- Conditions
- Hypertension · Angina pectoris · Myocardial infarction
- Alternative Name
- Betaloc, Beta-Adalat
- Therapeutic Class
- Beta Blocker
- Pharmacological Class
- Beta-1 Receptor Blocker
- Known Off-label Uses
- arrhythmia
- Minor Side Effects
- fatigue, dizziness, headache
- Moderate Side Effects
- bradycardia, cold extremities, postural hypotension
- Dosage Forms
- Film-coated tablet
- Administration Route
- Oral use
- Prescription Status
- Available without prescription
- Originator
- Novartis
- Onset Time
- 1–2 hours
- Duration
- 12–24 hours
- Storage Instructions
- Store below 25°C, away from sunlight and moisture.
- Drug Interactions
- alcohol, calcium channel blockers, antiarrhythmic medicines
- Age Restrictions
- Not recommended for paediatric patients.
What you will receive
Lopressor is the originator brand name, made by Novartis. We use it here to identify the medicine only; we are not affiliated with Novartis and do not ship the original Lopressor.
- You receive a generic equivalent: the same active ingredient (Metoprolol) at the same dose, mostly recognised Indian branded generics from vetted manufacturers.
- The exact brand supplied depends on what is in stock at the dispatching warehouse.
- A regulated generic matches the original ingredient for ingredient by legal standard.