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 used for a number of conditions, including hypertension, angina, acute myocardial infarction, supraventricular tachycardia, ventricular tachycardia, congestive heart failure, and prevention of migraine headaches. 1  Treatment of heart failure. 2  Vasovagal syncope. 3  Adjunct in treatment of hyperthyroidism.