Metoprolol (Tartrate)

Overview

Metoprolol (Tartrate)'s dosage details are as follows:

Dose	Single Dose	Frequency	Route	Instructions
Adult Dosage
5 mg	5 (5)	As recommended.	IV	For Cardiac Arrythmia rate is 2mg/min may be repeated at intervals of 5 min to a total dose of 10-15 mg .Maintainence therapy dose should not exceed than 50 mg (PO) given 3 times a day ,4 to 6 hrz after IV therapy
12.5 to 25 mg	19 (18.75)	As recommended.	PO	In management of symptomatic heart failure.
50 to 100 mg	75 (75)	12 hourly	PO	For Angina Pectoris For emergency treatment.
100 to 200 mg	150 (150)	As recommended.	PO	Migtaine prephylaxi''s
100 to 200 mg	150 (150)	24 hourly	PO	For Hypertension Initially given 100 mg.Maintainance dose is 200 mg Can be increased up to 400 mg
50 to 300 mg	180 (175)	8 hourly	PO	For Cardiac Arrythmia
Paedriatic Dosage (20kg)
2.5 to 4 mg/kg	3.2 (3.25)	12 hourly	Oral	-
Neonatal Dosage (3kg)
No data regarding the neonatal dosage details of Metoprolol (Tartrate) is available.