Complete dosing information for METOPROLOL TARTRATE AND HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE
Medical guidance required: Dosing information here is for educational purposes. Your healthcare provider will determine the appropriate dose based on your specific condition, kidney function, other medications, and medical history. Never adjust your dose without consulting your doctor or pharmacist.
2 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION Usual dose range: Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 to 25 mg and metoprolol tartrate 100 mg dosed once daily. (2.1) 2.1 Recommended Dosage Titrate doses of individual components before switching to metoprolol tartrate and hydrochlorothiazide tablets. Administer metoprolol tartrate and hydrochlorothiazide tablets with or immediately following meals. Hydrochlorothiazide is usually given at a dosage of 12.5 mg to 50 mg per day. The usual initial dosage of metoprolol is 100 mg daily in single or divided doses. Dosage may be increased gradually until optimum blood pressure control is achieved. Once daily dosing may not maintain the full effect for the entire dosing period, particularly at lower doses. In such patients, consider administration in divided doses. Dosing regimens that exceed 50 mg of hydrochlorothiazide per day are not recommended.