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n. - Beta blocker (trade name Lopressor) used in treating hypertension and angina and arrhythmia and acute myocardial infarction.

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  • A long-acting beta-blocker metoprolol also worked as well as brand-name Toprol XL.
  • I will have to admit that if I took 200 mg of metoprolol a day, I would move like a turtle and have a heart of 12.
  • I used I-Scribe for two years, but the program "corrected" my metoprolol to metformin, repeatedly, introducing error.
  • The treatment arm received metoprolol 2 to 4 hours pre-op and had the medication continued for one month after surgery.
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