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 part of a class of medicines called beta-adrenergic blocking agents, or beta blockers for short. The drug helps to block a specific type of beta receptor called beta-1 receptors. By doing this, metoprolol causes the reverse effect of stress hormones, such as adrenaline (epinephrine).here are currently two types of generic metoprolol available on the market -- Metoprolol Tartrate tablets and Metoprolol Succinate tablets.