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Is Switching From Metoprolol Succinate ER To Metoprolol Tartrate Safe?
I have been taking Metoprolol Succ ER 50 mg, one at night, for about 5 years, for HCM after an ASD closure procedure in 2010. I recently needed a short term refill while out of town and received Metoprolol Tartrate 50 mg, told to take 2 times a day because of different half life . I will go back to previous medicine tomorrow, but will have been taking the tartrate version for 4 days. Are there any concerns about this switch in medicine?
Mon, 22 Jan 2018
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Taking metoprolol tartrate instead of metorprolol ER for 4 days should not give you any concern. The ER version has a longer half life so its given once a day whilst the other since its half is shorter is given twice. Otherwise their mode of action is the same.
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Taking metoprolol tartrate instead of metorprolol ER for 4 days should not give you any concern. The ER version has a longer half life so its given once a day whilst the other since its half is shorter is given twice. Otherwise their mode of action is the same.
Kind regards
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