Metoprolol

Side effects and indications

Whenever possible, frequency information about the side effects was extracted from the labels. Aggregated frequency information for the drug and, if available, placebo is shown. To the right, you can click on shaded boxes to be taken to mentions of the side effect on the label. (In some cases, the side effect cannot be highlighted due to conversion problems.) Information about indications was extracted from the indications and usage sections of the labels.

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Side effect Data for drug Placebo Labels (show all 34)
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Hypotension def postmarketing, 27.4% 23.2% x x x x x x x x
Bradycardia def postmarketing, 1.5% - 15.9% 0.4% - 6.7% x x x x x x x x x
Block heart def postmarketing, 4.7% - 5.3% 1.9% - 4.7% x x x x x x x
Atrioventricular block complete def 4.7% 4.7% x
Dizziness def postmarketing, 1.8% 1% x x x x x x x
Vertigo def postmarketing, 1.8% 1% x x x x x x
Abdominal pain def postmarketing x x x x x x x
Agranulocytosis def postmarketing x x x
Alopecia def postmarketing x x x x x x x
Anxiety def postmarketing x
Arterial insufficiency postmarketing x x x x x
Arthralgia def postmarketing
Arthritis def postmarketing x x x x x x
Bronchospasm def postmarketing x x x x x x x x
Catatonia def postmarketing
Chest pain def postmarketing x x
Confusional state def postmarketing x x x x x x
Constipation def postmarketing x x x x x x x
Libido decreased def postmarketing x x x x x x x
Depression def postmarketing x
Diabetes mellitus def postmarketing x x x x x x
Dysgeusia def postmarketing
Dyspnoea def postmarketing x x x x x x x x
Oedema def postmarketing x x x x x x
Rash def postmarketing x x x x x x x x
Fatigue def postmarketing x x x x x x x x
Fibrosis def postmarketing x x x x x
Flatulence def postmarketing x x x x x x x
Hallucination def postmarketing x x x x x x
Headache def postmarketing x x x x x x x
Heartburn def postmarketing x x x x x x x
Hepatitis def postmarketing x x x x x x
Jaundice def postmarketing x x x x x
Laryngospasm def postmarketing x
Musculoskeletal pain def postmarketing x x x x x x
Nausea def postmarketing x x x x x x x x
Nervousness def postmarketing
Nightmare def postmarketing x x x x x x x
Pain def postmarketing x x x x x x x x
Palpitations def postmarketing x x x x x x
Paraesthesia def postmarketing x
Pruritus def postmarketing x x x x x x x
Psoriasis def postmarketing x x x x x x x
Purpura def postmarketing x
Raynaud's disease def postmarketing x x x x x x
Retroperitoneal fibrosis def postmarketing x x x x x
Sleep disturbance postmarketing x x x x x
Sweating def postmarketing x x
Syncope def postmarketing x x
Thrombocytopenia def postmarketing x x
Tinnitus def postmarketing x x x x x x x
Urticaria def postmarketing x x
Vomiting def postmarketing x x x x x x
Weight increased def postmarketing x x x x x x
Wheezing def postmarketing x x x x x x x
Dry mouth def postmarketing x x x x x x x
Mood swings postmarketing
Oedema peripheral def postmarketing x x x x x
Hepatic function abnormal postmarketing x x x x x
Disorientation postmarketing
Erectile dysfunction def postmarketing
Purpura non-thrombocytopenic postmarketing x
Peripheral coldness postmarketing x x x x x x
Dry eye postmarketing x x x x x x
Vision blurred def postmarketing x x x x x x x
Photosensitivity def postmarketing x x x x x x x
Respiratory distress def postmarketing x
Visual disturbance postmarketing x x x x x x
Sweating increased postmarketing x
Memory loss postmarketing x x
Thrombocytopenic purpura def postmarketing x
Insomnia def postmarketing x x x x x x x
Claudication def postmarketing x x x x x x x
Somnolence def postmarketing x x
Amnesia def
Arrhythmia def x
Atrioventricular block def x x
Cardiac output decreased def x
Cardiovascular disorder def x
Coma def
Conjunctivitis def x
Cyanosis def
Diarrhoea def x x x x x x x
Body temperature increased def x
Flushing def
Gangrene def x x x x
Gastrointestinal disorder def x x
Partial hearing loss x
Cardiac arrest def x
Cardiac failure congestive def x x x x x x x
Hypoglycaemia def
Orthostatic hypotension def x x
Eye pruritus x
Leukopenia def x x
Cramp muscle def x
Obstruction def
Personality disorder def x
Rhinitis def x x x x x
Skin lesion
Status asthmaticus def x
Gastric disorder def
Cerebrovascular accident def
Tachycardia def
Sinus arrest def x
Lightheadedness x x
Stomach ache def x x x x x x
Dyspnoea exertional
Precordial pain
Memory impairment def
Tenderness def x
Ache def x
Cerebration impaired def
Psoriasis flare-up
Throat sore def x
Vivid dreams x
Electrocardiogram PR interval def x
Sexual dysfunction
Sedation x
Hot flush def x
Unspecified circulatory system disorder x x x x
Death
Weakness def x
Indication Labels
Acute myocardial infarction x x x x x x x
Angina pectoris def x x x x x x x x x
Cardiac disorder def x x
Cardiac failure def x x
Hypertension def x x x x x x x x x
Hypertensive x x x x
Infarction def x x x x x x x
Myocardial infarction def x x x x x x x
Myocardial ischaemia def x x

Information

More information: STITCH, PubChem and possibly Wikipedia or Medpedia

ATC Code: C07AB02

Legend

Color scheme: standard – alternative

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Labels

Labels were obtained from different sources and potentially contain different sets of side effects. If you click on the label name, a HTML version of the label will be shown with proteins, chemicals and side efffects highlighted using Reflect.

  1. metoprolol succinate / Toprol-XL : 5 side effects (FDA MedWatch)
  2. METOPROLOL TARTRATE / PHL-METOPROLOL-L : 11 side effects (Health Canada)
  3. METOPROLOL : 12 side effects (FDA XML label)
  4. metoprolol : 40 side effects (FDA XML label)
  5. METOPROLOL : 52 side effects (FDA XML label)
  6. METOPROLOL : 53 side effects (FDA XML label)
  7. METOPROLOL : 55 side effects (FDA XML label)
  8. METOPROLOL TARTRATE / LOPRESSOR : 56 side effects (Drugs@FDA)
  9. METOPROLOL : 57 side effects (FDA XML label)
  10. METOPROLOL TARTRATE / METOPROLOL - 25 : 72 side effects (Health Canada)