The study involved an extended-release form of metoprolol, a type of medicine known as a beta blocker.
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It is more efficacious than metoprolol in the prevention of breakthrough cardiac events while on therapy and is equivalent to propranolol.
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Berglund said his team planned to test larger doses of metoprolol to determine whether they would produce more protection against plaque formation.
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Beta blockers with lipophilic properties and CNS penetration such as metoprolol and labetalol may be useful for treating CNS and cardiovascular toxicity.
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Metoprolol, sold in the United States under the brand name Toprol XL, is made by AstraZeneca, which funded the study.
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The study found that metoprolol slowed the rate of progression by 40 percent in healthy people who had plaque buildup in the carotid without overt symptoms.
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Berglund's team tested a much smaller dose of metoprolol than doctors usually prescribe to avoid fatigue and other side effects among the healthy participants.
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Commonly prescribed beta blockers include propranolol, sold under the brand name Inderal; metoprolol, sold as Lopressor; and atenolol, sold as Tenormin.
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Allan Hirschel, 74, came from Hull, about an hour away, and thrust his heart medication, Metoprolol, under Bregoli's nose.
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The active substance metoprolol is employed either as metoprolol succinate or as metoprolol tartrate ( where 100 mg metoprolol tartrate corresponds to 95 mg metoprolol succinate ).
