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What is Metoprolol Succinate ER?

Metoprolol Succ ER is an extended release formulation of the drug metoprolol used for the treatment of angina or hypertension and to reduce mortality/hospitalization in patients with heart failure already receiving cardiac and diuretic medications.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Elevated blood pressure 83 14 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Other 32 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Hypertension 18 3 Efficacy_moderate
Racing heart feeling 10 2 Efficacy_moderate
Mitral Valve Prolapse 7 1 Efficacy_moderate
Support heart health 7 1 Efficacy_major

See all 204 patients currently taking Metoprolol Succinate ER

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 10
Mild
 9
None
 13

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Metoprolol Succinate ER

Fatigue 4
Loss of energy 2
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) 1
Shortness of breath (dyspnea) 1
Weight gain 1
Cold hands and feet 1
See all 15 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Metoprolol Succinate ER. See all 20 dosages ►

  daily 1 mg daily 5 mg daily 12.5 mg daily 25 mg daily 50 daily 50 mg daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily
  3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6 61 Number of Patients: 61 1 Number of Patients: 1 69 Number of Patients: 69 44 Number of Patients: 44 3 Number of Patients: 3 9 Number of Patients: 9  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Metoprolol Succinate ER (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 14   Doctor's advice: 50%
Side effects too severe 7   Side effects too severe: 25%
Did not seem to work 3   Did not seem to work: 11%
Course of treatment ended 3   Course of treatment ended: 11%
Change in health plan coverage 3   Change in health plan coverage: 11%
Expense 1   Expense: 4%
Other 1   Other: 4%

See all 27 patients who’ve stopped taking Metoprolol Succinate ER

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Metoprolol Succinate ER

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Stopped Taking Metoprolol Succinate ER

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Metoprolol Succinate ER

Always
 32 94%
Usually
 2 6%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Metoprolol Succinate ER

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 2 6%
A little
 4 12%
Not at all
 28 82%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Metoprolol Succinate ER

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 4%
$25-49
 6 25%
< $25
 17 71%

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Report created on May 25, 2012.