Metoprolol should not be stopped abruptly
Objective To compare the effects of β-blockers with different pharmacological profiles on glycemic and metabolic
Risk of clinically relevant hyperglycemia with metoprolol compared to carvedilol in older adults with heart failure and diabetes
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review There are 508 drugs known to interact with metoprolol, along with 19 disease interactions, and 4 alcohol/food interactions
Problems caused by high blood sugar
Metoprolol is used to treat angina (chest pain) and hypertension ( high blood pressure )
5–25 mg once daily (of extended-release), can be doubled every 2 wk up to 200 mg/day
This is clinically important and deserves to be more investigated and probably to be stated as a warning
A nurse assess the client for complications of the therapy and assesses the client for which of the following signs of hyperglycemia? A
B, C, D
B) "Metoprolol may potentiate the effects of the insulin, so the dose should be reduced
tachycardia, tremor, blurred vision, hunger & headache) except sweating; also impair insulin release and glycogenolysis; cardioselective agents maybe safer (acebutolol, atenolol, bisoprolol, metoprolol)
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people take Metoprolol tartrate and have Hypoglycemia
Withdrawing or appearing shy