Following a heart attack, Lopressor may be given in the hospital through an intravenous line (IV). Your healthcare provider may then recommend continuing Lopressor in tablet form following discharge from the hospital. In others, Lopressor might be started in the tablet form in the hospital and continued followed discharge. The specific dose of Lopressor your healthcare provider recommends can vary depending on a number of factors.
General Lopressor Dosage Information
Some considerations for people taking Lopressor include:
Your Lopressor dosage should be taken by mouth with a glass of water.
Lopressor should be taken with or immediately following a meal.
Do not break, chew, or crush the Lopressor tablets.
Make sure to take Lopressor at the same time each day to maintain even levels of the medicine in your blood.
For Lopressor to work properly, you have to take it as prescribed. Lopressor will not work if you take it in a way other than how your healthcare provider has prescribed it.
If you do not take your Lopressor as scheduled, take your next dose as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for the next scheduled dose, skip the missed one and continue with normal dosing. Do not take a double dose.
You should not stop Lopressor without first discussing it with your healthcare provider. Abruptly stopping Lopressor increases the risk of serious side effects (see Lopressor Precautions and Warnings).
If you are unsure about anything related to your dosage or Lopressor dosing in general, please talk with your doctor, nurse, or pharmacist. Also, as explained above, you should not adjust your Lopressor dose unless your healthcare provider specifically instructs you to do so.
Previous
Add this article to your Favorites
Email this article
Print