The Costa Concordia was only hours into a cruise of the Mediterranean on Friday 13 January 2012 when disaster struck just off Giglio island. The huge vessel - which had more than 4,000 passenger and crew onboard - then lost power, drifted and partially capsized.
The recommended dose range for metoprolol [succinate] for treating hypertension in adults is 25 to 100 mg once a day. The recommended dose range for metoprolol [succinate] for treating hypertension in children (6 years of age or older) is 0.1 mg/kg to 50 mg once a day.
Metoprolol is usually prescribed for high blood pressure, chest pain, heart attacks, and prevention of a second heart attack. The extended release metoprolol is also used in combination with other medications to treat heart failure.etoprolol is available as immediate-release metoprolol tartrate (Lopressor) or extended release metoprolol succinate (Toprol-XL). It is also found combined with hydrochlorothiazide (as Dutoprol in the metoprolol succinate form and Lopressor HCT in the metoprolol tartrate form).