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Metoprolol

Anti hypertensives

Description

Metoprolol is a medication that lowers your blood pressure and heart rate, making it easier for your heart to pump blood to the rest of your body. It treats high blood pressure. It also prevents chest pain or further damage after a heart attack. It's a type of beta-blocker

Mechanism of action

It is a relatively selective beta-1 adrenergic antagonist with no agonist activity. It reduces plasma renin activity in hypertensive patients.

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Mechanism of action

It is a relatively selective beta-1 adrenergic antagonist with no agonist activity. It reduces plasma renin activity in hypertensive patients.

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