Betaloc Dosage/Direction for Use

The tablets should be taken on an empty stomach.
Hypertension: The recommended dosage in patients with hypertension is 100-200 mg daily, given as a single dose in the morning or in divided doses (morning and evening). If needed, other antihypertensive agents may be added.
Long-term antihypertensive treatment with metoprolol in daily doses of 100-200 mg has been shown to reduce total mortality, including sudden cardiovascular death, stroke and coronary events in hypertensive patients.
Angina pectoris: The recommended dosage is 100-200 mg daily, given in divided doses (morning and evening). If needed, other antianginal agents may be added.
Cardiac arrhythmias: The recommended dosage is 100-200 mg daily given in divided doses (morning and evening). If needed, other antiarrhythmic agents may be added.
Maintenance treatment after myocardial infarction: Long-term oral treatment with metoprolol in doses of 200 mg daily, given in divided doses (morning and evening) has been shown to reduce the risk of death (including sudden death), and to reduce the risk of reinfarction (also in patients with diabetes mellitus).
Functional heart disorders with palpitations: The recommended dosage is 100 mg once daily, given as a single dose in the morning. If needed, the dose can be increased to 200 mg.
Migraine prophylaxis: The recommended dosage is 100-200 mg daily, given in divided doses morning and evening.
Hyperthyroidism: The recommended dosage is 150-200 mg daily, divided in 3-4 doses. If needed, the dose can be increased.
Impaired renal function: Dose adjustment is not needed in patients with impaired renal function.
Impaired hepatic function: Dose adjustment is normally not needed in patients suffering from liver cirrhosis because metoprolol has a low protein binding (5-10 %). When there are signs of serious impairment of liver function (e.g. shunt-operated patients) a dose reduction should be considered.
Elderly: Dose adjustment is not needed in the elderly.
Children: There is limited experience with metoprolol treatment in children.