metoprolol
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of metoprolol
Contraction of the chemical name
Example Sentences
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Today, when patients are discharged from hospitals after an acute heart attack, they are regularly treated with beta-blocker drugs such as metoprolol and bisoprolol.
From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024
Her doctors had put her on a heart medication, metoprolol, but it has not helped.
From Washington Post • Feb. 21, 2022
In 2010, a paraplegic Paralympic athlete, Robert Berger of New Zealand, applied to take metoprolol, a beta-blocker, to address heart disease.
From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2016
A couple of common versions of β-blockers are metoprolol, which specifically blocks the β1-receptor, and propanolol, which nonspecifically blocks β-receptors.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
We do want to emphasize, though, that patients should not stop a beta blocker such as atenolol, metoprolol or propranolol suddenly on their own.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2011
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