Metoprolol

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

In the US, Metoprolol (metoprolol systemic) is a member of the drug class cardioselective beta blockers and is used to treat Angina, Angina Pectoris Prophylaxis, Atrial Fibrillation, Benign Essential Tremor, Heart Attack, Heart Failure, High Blood Pressure, Left Ventricular Dysfunction, Mitral Valve Prolapse, Premature Ventricular Depolarizations and Supraventricular Tachycardia.

US matches:

• Metoprolol


• Metoprolol Succinate Extended-Release Tablets


• Metoprolol Tartrate


• Metoprolol Tartrate Tablets


• Metoprolol/Hydrochlorothiazide


• Metoprolol Succinate ER


• Metoprolol Intravenous


• Metoprolol and hydrochlorothiazide


• Metoprolol Succinate


• Metoprolol Tartrate Injection


• Metoprolol Tartrate/Hydrochlorothiazide

UK matches:

• Metoprolol Tartrate Tablets BP 100mg (SPC)
• Metoprolol Tartrate Tablets BP 50mg (SPC)

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

C07AB02

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0037350-58-6

Chemical Formula

C15-H25-N-O3

Molecular Weight

267

Therapeutic Category

ß₁-Adrenergic blocking agent

Chemical Name

2-Propanol, 1-[4-(2-methoxyethyl)phenoxy]-3-[(1-methylethyl)amino]-, (±)-

Foreign Names

• Metoprololum (Latin)
• Metoprolol (German)
• Métoprolol (French)
• Metoprolol (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Metoprolol (OS: USAN, BAN)
• Métoprolol (OS: DCF)
• Metoprololo (OS: DCIT)
• H 93/26 (IS)
• Metoprolol Fumarate (OS: USAN)
• CGP 2175 C (IS: Ciba-Geigy)
• Metoprolol Fumarate (PH: USP 32)
• Metoprolol Succinate (OS: BANM, USAN)
• Métoprolol (succinate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Metoprolol Succinate (PH: BP 2010, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Metoprololi succinas (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Metoprololsuccinat (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Metoprolol Tartrate (OS: BANM, JAN, USAN)
• CGP 2175 (IS)
• Metoprololhemi-(R,R)-tartrat (IS)
• Opresol (IS)
• Métoprolol (tartrate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Metoprolol Tartrate (PH: BP 2010, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Metoprololi tartras (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Metoprololtartrat (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Apo-Metoprolol-L
  Apotex, Vietnam



• Betaloc
  AstraZeneca, Lithuania



• Betaprol
  Labinco, Colombia



• Egilok
  EGIS, Vietnam



• Lopresor
  GMP, Georgia



• Metoprolol Hexal
  Hexal, Lithuania



• Metoprolol NM Pharma
  Gerard, Iceland



• Metoprolol Stada
  Stada, Lithuania



• Metoprolol Tartrate
  Mylan, United States; Watson, United States



• Metoprolol Tartrato
  Medicalex, Colombia



• Metoprolol
  Arena, Romania; ICN, Lithuania; Laropharm, Romania; Magistra, Romania; Merckle, Georgia; Pentacoop, Colombia; Terapia, Romania; VIM Spectrum, Romania



• Metoprolol-Akri
  Akrihin, Russian Federation



• Presolol
  Hemofarm, Serbia



• Serdol
  Rompharm, Russian Federation



• Vasocard
  Pharmaghreb, Tunisia



• Vasocardin
  Slovakofarma, Tunisia; Zentiva, Romania; Zentiva, Russian Federation



• Lopresor OROS
  Novartis, Israel; Novartis, Luxembourg



• Metoprolol NOK Sandoz
  Sandoz, Germany



• Metoprolol Mepha ZOK
  Mepha Pharma, Switzerland



• Metoprolol Polpharma
  Polpharma, Slovakia



• Metoprolol ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Slovakia



• Metoprolol Succinat TAD
  TAD, Germany



• Metoprolol Succinat-CT
  CT Arzneimittel, Germany



• Metoprolol Teva succinat
  Teva, Germany



• Metoprolol-Acino Succ
  Acino, Germany



• Metoprolol-Actavis Succ
  Actavis, Germany



• Metoprolol-ratiopharm Succinat
  Ratiopharm, Germany



• Metoprololsuccinat AbZ
  AbZ, Germany



• Metoprololsuccinat AL
  Aliud, Germany



• Metoprololsuccinat dura
  Mylan dura, Germany



• Metoprololsuccinat Heumann
  Heumann, Germany



• Metoprololsuccinat Stada
  Stada, Germany



• Metoprololsuccinat Winthrop
  Winthrop, Germany



• Actiblok-IPR
  Biocon, India



• Agoloc
  AstraZeneca, Germany



• Beloc ZOK
  AstraZeneca, Switzerland; AstraZeneca, Taiwan



• Belocor (Metoprolol and Felodipine)
  AstraZeneca, Germany



• Beloc-Zok
  AstraZeneca, Germany; AstraZeneca, Turkey; Promed, Germany



• Beloc-Zok comp (Metoprolol and Hydrochlorothiazide)
  Pfizer, Germany



• Beloken Retard
  AstraZeneca, Spain



• Belozok
  AstraZeneca, Argentina



• Betaloc CR
  AstraZeneca, New Zealand



• Betaloc Zok
  AstraZeneca, Bulgaria; AstraZeneca, Bulgaria; AstraZeneca, Bahrain; AstraZeneca, China; AstraZeneca, Colombia; AstraZeneca, Czech Republic; AstraZeneca, Ecuador; AstraZeneca, Estonia; AstraZeneca, Ghana; AstraZeneca, Hong Kong; AstraZeneca, Croatia (Hrvatska); AstraZeneca, Hungary; AstraZeneca, Kenya; AstraZeneca, Sri Lanka; AstraZeneca, Lithuania; AstraZeneca, Latvia; AstraZeneca, Malawi; AstraZeneca, Mozambique; AstraZeneca, Nigeria; AstraZeneca, Peru; AstraZeneca, Poland; AstraZeneca, Romania; AstraZeneca, Russian Federation; AstraZeneca, Sudan; AstraZeneca, Singapore; AstraZeneca, Slovakia; AstraZeneca, Tanzania; AstraZeneca, Uganda; AstraZeneca, Vietnam; AstraZeneca, Yemen; AstraZeneca, Zambia; AstraZeneca, Zimbabwe



• Betazok
  AstraZeneca, Philippines



• Beto ZK
  Hexal, Poland



• Logimat (Metoprolol and Felodipine)
  AstraZeneca, Belgium



• Logimax (Metoprolol and Felodipine)
  AstraZeneca, Switzerland; AstraZeneca, Denmark; AstraZeneca, France; AstraZeneca, Greece; AstraZeneca, Hungary; AstraZeneca, Oman; AstraZeneca, Sweden; Lailan, Spain



• Lopresor
  Sandoz, Mexico



• Meto Zerok
  Sandoz, Switzerland



• Metoclopramide Hydrochloride
  KV Pharmaceutical, United States



• Metofin
  Q-Check, India



• Metohexal retard
  Hexal, Austria



• MetoHexal Succ
  Hexal, Germany; Hexal, Luxembourg



• MetoHexal Succ comp (Metoprolol and Hydrochlorothiazide)
  Hexal, Germany



• MetoHexal
  Hexal, Poland



• Metoprolol / Hydrochloorthiazide Sandoz (Metoprolol and Hydrochlorothiazide)
  Sandoz, Netherlands



• Metoprolol A
  Apothecon, Netherlands



• Metoprolol Actavis
  Actavis, Sweden



• Metoprolol Apotex
  Apotex Europe, Netherlands



• Metoprolol CF
  Centrafarm, Netherlands



• Metoprolol Hexal
  Hexal, Latvia



• Metoprolol PC
  Pharmachemie, Netherlands



• Metoprolol Pharmamatch
  Pharmamatch, Netherlands



• Metoprolol ratiopharm
  ratiopharm, Netherlands; ratiopharm, Sweden



• Metoprolol Sandoz
  Sandoz, Sweden



• Metoprolol Succinate
  KV Pharmaceutical, United States; Sandoz, United States; Watson, United States



• Metoprololsuccinaat Merck
  Mylan, Netherlands



• Metoprololsuccinat 1A Farma
  1A Farma, Denmark



• Metoprololsuccinat Actavis
  Actavis, Austria



• Metoprololsuccinat Hexal
  Hexal A/S, Denmark; Sandoz, Finland



• Metoprololsuccinat plus-1A Pharma (Metoprolol and Hydrochlorothiazide)
  1A Pharma, Germany



• Metoprololsuccinat Sandoz
  Sandoz, Netherlands



• Metoprololsuccinat-1A Pharma
  1A Pharma, Austria; 1A Pharma, Germany



• Meto-Succinat HCT Sandoz (Metoprolol and Hydrochlorothiazide)
  Sandoz, Germany



• Meto-Succinat Sandoz
  Sandoz, Germany



• Mobloc (Metoprolol and Felodipine)
  AstraZeneca, Germany; Promed, Germany



• Mozoc
  AstraZeneca, Sweden



• Selokeen ZOC
  AstraZeneca, Netherlands



• Seloken retard plus (Metoprolol and Hydrochlorothiazide)
  Sanova, Austria



• Seloken retard
  AstraZeneca, Austria



• Seloken
  AstraZeneca, Mexico



• Seloken Zoc
  AstraZeneca, Finland



• SelokenZOC
  AstraZeneca, Iceland; AstraZeneca, Sweden



• Selokomb (Metoprolol and Hydrochlorothiazide)
  Pfizer, Netherlands



• Selozok
  AstraZeneca, Belgium; AstraZeneca, France; AstraZeneca, Luxembourg



• Selo-Zok
  AstraZeneca, Denmark; AstraZeneca, Norway



• Spesicor
  Leiras, Finland



• Toprol XL
  AstraZeneca, Australia; AstraZeneca, United States



• Zok-Zid (Metoprolol and Hydrochlorothiazide)
  Pfizer, Belgium; Pfizer, Denmark



• Apo-Metoprolol
  Apotex, Canada; Apotex, Czech Republic; Apotex, Singapore



• Belnif (Metoprolol and Nifedipine)
  Mibe, Germany



• Beloc comp. (Metoprolol and Hydrochlorothiazide)
  Sanova, Austria



• Beloc
  AstraZeneca, Austria; AstraZeneca, Switzerland; AstraZeneca, Germany; AstraZeneca, Turkey; Grupo Farma, Colombia



• Beloc-Durules
  AstraZeneca, Turkey



• Beloken
  AstraZeneca, Spain



• Betaloc
  AstraZeneca, United Arab Emirates; AstraZeneca, Australia; AstraZeneca, Canada; AstraZeneca, China; AstraZeneca, Colombia; AstraZeneca, Czech Republic; AstraZeneca, Estonia; AstraZeneca, Egypt; AstraZeneca, United Kingdom; AstraZeneca, Georgia; AstraZeneca, Hong Kong; AstraZeneca, Hungary; AstraZeneca, Ireland; AstraZeneca, India; AstraZeneca, Iraq; AstraZeneca, Jordan; AstraZeneca, Kuwait; AstraZeneca, Lebanon; AstraZeneca, Sri Lanka; AstraZeneca, Latvia; AstraZeneca, Malaysia; AstraZeneca, New Zealand; AstraZeneca, Oman; AstraZeneca, Philippines; AstraZeneca, Poland; AstraZeneca, Qatar; AstraZeneca, Romania; AstraZeneca, Saudi Arabia; AstraZeneca, Singapore; AstraZeneca, Slovakia; AstraZeneca, Syria; AstraZeneca, Thailand; AstraZeneca, Taiwan; AstraZeneca, Vietnam; AstraZeneca, Yemen; Drug International, Bangladesh; Egis, Bulgaria; Egis, Hungary



• Betaloc Zok
  AstraZeneca, Denmark



• Betaprol
  Helcor, Romania



• Bloxan
  Krka, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Krka, Croatia (Hrvatska); Krka, Romania; Krka, Slovenia



• Cardiosel
  Imperial, Philippines



• Cardiostat
  Apotex, Philippines



• Cardoxone
  Remedica, Bahrain; Remedica, Jordan; Remedica, Sudan; Remedica, Yemen



• Cerekunart
  Choseido Pharmaceutical, Japan



• Co Betaloc
  Pharmacia, Ireland



• Corvitol
  Berlin Chemie, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Berlin-Chemie, Bulgaria; Berlin-Chemie, Georgia; Berlin-Chemie, Lithuania; Berlin-Chemie, Latvia; Berlin-Chemie, Serbia; Berlin-Chemie, Russian Federation; Berlin-Chemie, Slovakia



• Denex
  Medochemie, Singapore; Medochemie, Taiwan



• Egilok
  Egis, Bulgaria; Egis, Czech Republic; Egis, Georgia; Egis, Hungary; Egis, Latvia; Egis, Romania; Egis, Russian Federation; Egis, Slovakia



• Emzok
  Ivax, Bulgaria; Ivax, Czech Republic; Ivax, Estonia; Ivax, Latvia



• Gen-Metoprolol
  Genpharm, Canada



• GenRX Metoprolol
  Apotex, Australia



• Higrotensin (Metoprolol and Chlortalidone)
  Visfarm, Spain



• Igroton Lopresor (Metoprolol and Chlortalidone)
  Daiichi Sankyo, Italy



• Jeprolol
  Mibe Jena, Germany



• Jutabloc
  Juta, Germany; Q-Pharm, Germany



• Kokonalin
  Tsuruhara Seiyaku, Japan



• Lanoc
  Lannacher, Austria



• Logroton Retard (Metoprolol and Chlortalidone)
  Daiichi Sankyo, Switzerland; Sankyo, Belgium



• Logroton (Metoprolol and Chlortalidone)
  Daiichi Sankyo, France



• Lopresor Divitabs
  Novartis, Israel



• Lopresor SR
  Novartis, Japan



• Lopresor
  Daiichi Sankyo, Switzerland; Novartis, Argentina; Novartis, Australia; Novartis, Canada; Novartis, Colombia; Novartis, Germany; Novartis, United Kingdom; Novartis, Ghana; Novartis, Greece; Novartis, Guyana; Novartis, Indonesia; Novartis, Ireland; Novartis, Italy; Novartis, Japan; Novartis, Kenya; Novartis, Luxembourg; Novartis, Nigeria; Novartis, New Zealand; Novartis, Oman; Novartis, Sudan; Novartis, Turkey; Novartis, Tanzania; Novartis, Venezuela; Novartis, South Africa; Novartis, Zimbabwe; Padro, Spain; Sandoz, Mexico; Sankyo, Belgium; Sankyo, Portugal



• Lopresor (veterinary use)
  Novartis Animal Health, United Kingdom



• Lopressor HCT (Metoprolol and Hydrochlorothiazide)
  Novartis, United States



• Lopressor
  Daiichi Sankyo, France; Novartis, Brazil; Novartis, United States



• Loprolol
  Ikapharmindo, Indonesia



• Medepine
  Sawai Seiyaku, Japan



• Melucomon
  Tatsumi Kagaku, Japan



• Meprolol
  Dr. Collado, Dominican Republic; TAD, Germany



• Mepronet
  Nycomed, Denmark



• Metaloc
  Renata, Bangladesh



• Meto APS
  APS, Germany



• Metobeta
  Betapharm, Germany



• Metobeta comp (Metoprolol and Hydrochlorothiazide)
  Betapharm, Germany



• Metocar
  Pharmacodane, Denmark



• Metocard
  Polpharma, Poland; Polpharma, Russian Federation



• Metocor
  Rowex, Ireland



• Metodura
  Mylan dura, Germany



• Metodura comp (Metoprolol and Hydrochlorothiazide)
  Mylan dura, Germany



• Meto-Hennig
  Hennig, Germany



• MetoHexal
  Hexal, Germany; Hexal, Estonia; Hexal, Lithuania; Hexal, Luxembourg; Hexal, Latvia; Sandoz, Australia; Sandoz, Vietnam



• MetoHexal comp (Metoprolol and Hydrochlorothiazide)
  Hexal, Germany



• Meto-Isis
  Actavis, Germany



• Metolar
  Cipla, India



• Metop
  Gerard, Ireland



• Metoplic
  Taiyo Pharmaceutical, Japan



• Metopress
  Sandoz, Switzerland



• Metoprogamma
  Wörwag Pharma, Germany; Wörwag Pharma, Latvia



• Metoprolin
  Ratiopharm, Finland



• Metoprolol 1A Farma
  1A Farma, Denmark



• Metoprolol AbZ
  AbZ, Germany



• Metoprolol AccordHealthcare
  Accord Healthcare, Netherlands



• Metoprolol acis
  Acis, Germany



• Metoprolol AL
  Aliud, Czech Republic; Aliud, Germany; Aliud, Hungary; Aliud, Romania



• Metoprolol Atid
  Dexcel, Germany



• Metoprolol AWD
  AWD.pharma, Germany



• Metoprolol axcount
  Axcount, Germany



• Metoprolol Basics
  Basics, Germany



• Metoprolol comp. AbZ (Metoprolol and Hydrochlorothiazide)
  AbZ, Germany



• Metoprolol comp.-CT (Metoprolol and Hydrochlorothiazide)
  CT Arzneimittel, Germany



• Metoprolol GEA Retard
  Sandoz, Sweden



• Metoprolol Gea
  Hexal A/S, Denmark



• Metoprolol Genericon
  Genericon, Austria



• Metoprolol HCT Sandoz (Metoprolol and Hydrochlorothiazide)
  Sandoz, Germany



• Metoprolol Heumann
  norispharm, Germany



• Metoprolol KSK
  KSK-Pharma, Germany



• Metoprolol La Santé
  La Santé, Colombia



• Metoprolol LPH
  Labormed Pharma, Romania



• Metoprolol Merck
  Merck, Colombia



• Metoprolol MK
  MK, Colombia



• Métoprolol Ranbaxy
  Ranbaxy, France



• Metoprolol ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Austria; Ratiopharm, Estonia; Ratiopharm, Lithuania; Ratiopharm, Luxembourg; Ratiopharm, Latvia; Ratiopharm, Russian Federation



• Métoprolol RPG
  Ranbaxy, France



• Metoprolol Sandoz
  Sandoz, Austria; Sandoz, Germany; Sandoz, Norway



• Métoprolol Sandoz
  Sandoz, France



• Metoprolol Stada
  Stada, Austria; Stada, Germany; Stada, Estonia; Stada, Latvia; Stada, Serbia



• Metoprolol Tartrate and Hydrochlorothiazide (Metoprolol and Hydrochlorothiazide)
  Mylan, United States



• Metoprolol Tartrate
  Actavis, United Kingdom; Aurobindo, United States; Bedford, United States; Caraco, United States; Hikma, United States; Hospira, United States; Ipca, United States; Luitpold, United States; Mutual, United States; Mylan, United States; Sandoz, Canada; Sandoz, United States; Solco Healthcare US, United States; Teva USA, United States; Watson, United States



• Metoprolol Teva
  Teva, Belgium



• Metoprolol Verla
  Verla, Germany



• Metoprolol Z 1a Pharma
  1a Pharma, Hungary



• Metoprolol Z Hexal
  Sandoz, Hungary



• Metoprolol ZOT Stada
  Stada, Germany



• Metoprolol
  Generics, Malta; ICN, Latvia; ICN, Poland; Merck, Ecuador; Mylan, Norway; Solco Healthcare US, United States



• Metoprolol-1A Pharma
  1A Pharma, Germany



• Metoprolol-corax
  Corax, Germany



• Metoprolol-CT
  CT Arzneimittel, Germany



• Metoprolol-Egis
  Egis, Lithuania



• Metoprolol-Gry
  Teva, Germany



• Metoprololo Angenerico
  Angenerico, Italy



• Metoprololo DOC
  DOC Generici, Italy



• Metoprololo EG
  EG, Italy



• Metoprololo Hexal
  Hexal, Italy



• Metoprolol-ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Germany



• Metoprolol-ratiopharm comp. (Metoprolol and Hydrochlorothiazide)
  Ratiopharm, Germany



• Metoprolol-rpm
  ratiopharm, Luxembourg



• Metoprololtartraat A
  Apothecon, Netherlands



• Metoprololtartraat Actavis
  Actavis, Netherlands



• Metoprololtartraat CF
  Centrafarm, Netherlands



• Metoprololtartraat Katwijk
  Apotex Europe, Netherlands



• Metoprololtartraat Merck
  Mylan, Netherlands



• Metoprololtartraat PCH
  Pharmachemie, Netherlands



• Metoprololtartraat ratiopharm
  ratiopharm, Netherlands



• Metoprololtartraat Sandoz
  Sandoz, Netherlands



• Metoprololtartrat Hexal
  Hexal, Austria



• Metoprolol-Z AL
  Aliud, Germany



• Meto-Puren
  Actavis, Germany



• Metoratio
  ratiopharm, Denmark; ratiopharm, Sweden



• Metostad
  Stada, Philippines



• Metostad comp (Metoprolol and Hydrochlorothiazide)
  Stada, Germany



• Meto-Tablinen
  Winthrop, Germany



• Metozok
  Sanata, Estonia



• Minax
  Alphapharm, Australia; Alphapharm, Taiwan; Merck, Thailand



• Neobloc
  GXI, Philippines; Unipharm, Israel



• Nipresol
  Bruluart, Mexico



• Novo-Metoprol
  Novopharm, Canada



• Nu-Metop
  Nu-Pharm, Canada



• Pharex Metoprolol
  Pascual, Philippines



• Pharmaniaga Metoprolol
  Pharmaniaga, Malaysia



• Plendil Plus (Metoprolol and Felodipine)
  AstraZeneca, Vietnam



• PMS-Metoprolol
  Pharmascience, Canada



• Prelis
  Mibe, Germany; Naturapharm, Luxembourg



• Prelis comp (Metoprolol and Chlortalidone)
  Mibe, Germany



• Preloc
  Opsonin, Bangladesh



• Presonil
  Incepta, Bangladesh



• Problok
  Terra, Turkey



• Promiced
  IQFA, Mexico



• Ritemed Metoprolol
  Ritemed, Philippines



• Sandoz Metoprolol
  Sandoz, Canada



• Selokeen
  AstraZeneca, Netherlands



• Seloken
  AstraZeneca, Belgium; AstraZeneca, Brazil; AstraZeneca, Denmark; AstraZeneca, Finland; AstraZeneca, France; AstraZeneca, Indonesia; AstraZeneca, Iceland; AstraZeneca, Italy; AstraZeneca, Japan; AstraZeneca, Luxembourg; AstraZeneca, Norway; AstraZeneca, Sweden



• Seloken L
  AstraZeneca, Japan



• Selokomb (Metoprolol and Hydrochlorothiazide)
  Pfizer, Netherlands



• Selomet
  Unimed & Unihealth, Bangladesh



• Selopral
  Orion, Finland



• Sipseron
  Towa Yakuhin, Japan



• Slow-Lopresor
  Novartis, Luxembourg



• Spesicor
  Leiras, Finland



• Valvexin
  Eurohealthcare, Philippines



• Vasocardin
  Zentiva, Czech Republic; Zentiva, Georgia; Zentiva, Romania; Zentiva, Slovakia



• Zegmular
  Yoshindo, Japan

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Glossary

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BANM	British Approved Name (Modified)
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
SPC	Summary of Product Characteristics (UK)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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