Metoprolol tartrate and metoprolol succinate are two forms of the same drug used to lower blood pressure and normalize the heart rate. Metoprolol is a type of beta-blocker generally prescribed to ...

It should be emphasized that the metoprolol studied in COMET was the tartrate preparation, not the succinate once-daily formulation used in MERIT-HF. Additionally, the target dose of metoprolol ...