Betaloc 100

Overview

Medicine composition:
Metoprolol Tartrate

Marketed by:
AstraZeneca

Manufactured By :
AstraZeneca

Medicine Type :
Allopathy

Prescription Type :
Prescription Required

Approval :
DCGI (Drugs Controller General of India)

Pharmacological Class :

Beta-Blocker,

Therapy Class:

Antihypertensive,

Schedule :
Schedule H

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Authored by

Dr. Mahalakshmi Sivashankaran

Dr. Mahalakshmi Sivashankaran joined Medical Dialogues as an Intern in 2023. She is a BDS graduate from Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore Batch 2022, and worked as a Junior Resident at VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital at the Department of Dental Surgery till January 2023. She has completed a Diploma in Executive Healthcare management from the Loyola Institute of Business Administration, developing skills in Healthcare Management and Administration. She covers several medical specialties including Dental, ENT, Diagnostics, Pharmacology, Neurology, and Cardiology.

Reviewed by

Dr JUHI SINGLA

Dr JUHI SINGLA has completed her MBBS from Era’s Lucknow Medical college and done MD pharmacology from SGT UNIVERSITY Gurgaon. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in. Contact no. 011-43720751