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Can Metoprolol Be Effective In Cases Where The Patient Has Low BP?

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Posted on Tue, 10 Sep 2013
Question: Can metoprolol be effective in cases where the patient has low blood pressure?
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Answered by Dr. Pankaj Malhan (9 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Metoprolol is anti hypertensive

Detailed Answer:
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Thanks for asking.

Metoprolol is a beta blocker used in cases of hypertension and angina.It can reduce the blood pressure moderately along with reducing the pulse rate.

It is definately not used in cases with normal or low blood pressure, with an exception of ischemic heart disease, where it is used in small doses even in cases of normotensive blood pressure patients.But even in these cases it is used in low doses so that the blood pressure is not reduced too much .

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Can Metoprolol Be Effective In Cases Where The Patient Has Low BP?

Brief Answer:
Metoprolol is anti hypertensive

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Thanks for asking.

Metoprolol is a beta blocker used in cases of hypertension and angina.It can reduce the blood pressure moderately along with reducing the pulse rate.

It is definately not used in cases with normal or low blood pressure, with an exception of ischemic heart disease, where it is used in small doses even in cases of normotensive blood pressure patients.But even in these cases it is used in low doses so that the blood pressure is not reduced too much .

Thanks.

Please let me know if you need more information.