metoprolol

1 5.9

A medicine that lowers blood pressure, reduces chest pain, and helps control irregular heart rhythms

noun
/ˌmɛtəˈproʊlɒl/

Specialized

: metoprolol

The patient was advised to continue taking metoprolol to maintain stable heart rhythms.

Examples

LET'S GIVE HIM 2mg OF METOPROLOL, I.V.

The Good Heart (2009)
It says nothing about metoprolol.

Flatliners (2017)
The key to starting metoprolol is to start low and go slow.
I can't find my metoprolol anywhere.

TÁR (2022)
He had metoprolol in his system.

Flatliners (2017)
Metoprolol.

First Comes Love (2013)
Metoprolol.

First Comes Love (2013)
Give him an aspirin, metoprolol, 5 mg, and hang a nitro drip.

Something's Gotta Give (2003)
Treatment consisted of atenolol 50 mg, hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg, plus amiloride 2.5 mg, metoprolol 100 mg, or pindolol 5 mg.

Academic text (1992)
I take metoprolol every day to manage my high blood pressure.

Synonyms

Lopressor

vsmetoprolol

Specialized

1 5.7

A medicine that slows the heart, lowers blood pressure, and treats some heart problems

is the generic drug name used in prescriptions and medical descriptions

Surface Forms

metoprolol singular

metoprolols plural

Etymology

Metoprolol ends with the common medicine ending -olol, which many heart drugs share, like propranolol and atenolol. So, metoprolol is a 'beta-blocker', a type of drug that helps the heart and lowers blood pressure, which is why it is used after heart attacks and for angina.