Metoprololdrug info
metoprolol tartrate 12.5 MG Oral Tablet
What it is used for
LOPRESSOR is a beta-adrenergic blocker indicated in the treatment of hemodynamically stable adult patients with myocardial infarction, to reduce the risk of cardiovascular mortality.
1.1 Myocardial
Infarction LOPRESSOR is indicated in the treatment of hemodynamically stable adult patients with myocardial infarction (MI) to reduce cardiovascular mortality.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective January 26, 2026. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
LOPRESSOR tablets contain metoprolol tartrate, a beta-adrenergic blocker. Metoprolol tartrate is (±)-1- (Isopropylamino)-3-[p-(2-methoxyethyl) phenoxy]-2-propanol L-(+)-tartrate (2:1) salt, and its structural formula is Metoprolol tartrate USP is a white, practically odorless, crystalline powder with a molecular weight of 684.82 g/mol. It is very soluble in water; freely soluble in methylene chloride, in chloroform, and in alcohol; slightly soluble in acetone; and insoluble in ether. LOPRESSOR is available as 12.5 mg tablets for oral administration containing 12.5 mg metoprolol tartrate (equivalent to 9.76 mg of metoprolol).
Inactive Ingredients: Tablets contain colloidal silicon dioxide, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, sodium starch glycolate. Film coating contains D&C Red 30, hypromellose, polyethylene glycol, talc, and titanium dioxide. Metoprolol tartrate Tablet Structure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective January 26, 2026. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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