Metoprolol tartrate and metoprolol succinate are different salt forms of the same active ingredient, metoprolol. Although they are similar, they have different uses and effects. Metoprolol belongs ...

Immediate-release tablets (metoprolol tartrate) work right away, while extended-release tablets (metoprolol succinate) work consistently over time after taking them. Metoprolol oral tablets come ...

Gilbert et al. [11] indirectly compared metoprolol and carvedilol by combining two different studies, each of which was similar in design (but not identical). They showed that β receptors are up ...

Many providers confuse metoprolol tartrate (Lopressor) and metoprolol succinate (Toprol XL). Here is an easy way to keep them straight: Tartrate with a T is Twice a day or more, and succinate with ...

Cleland explained why they had used the immediate-release tartrate formulation of metoprolol instead of the controlled-release succinate formulation, which has shown benefits in the MERIT HF trial.

Metoprolol tartrate and metoprolol succinate are two forms of the same drug used to lower blood pressure and normalize the heart rate. Metoprolol is a type of beta-blocker generally prescribed to ...