This is a decision you and your doctor will make. In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This product is available in the following dosage forms: This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription. When the blood pressure is lowered, the amount of blood and oxygen is increased to the heart. As a result, the heart beats slower and decreases the blood pressure. It works by affecting the response to nerve impulses in certain parts of the body, like the heart. In addition, metoprolol is used to treat patients with heart failure. It is given to people who have already had a heart attack.
Metoprolol is also used to treat severe chest pain (angina) and lowers the risk of repeated heart attacks.
