Astra to Market New Heart Drug

Astra Pharmaceutical Products announced Monday that Toprol XL(TM) brand of metoprolol succinate, the nation's first once-a-day dosage form of metoprolol, is available for prescription in the treatment of hypertension and angina. One of the world's most widely prescribed beta blockers, meto...

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Published inBusiness Wire p. 1
Main Authors Solvell, Stefan, Rabin, Ken, Rothschild, Andrea
Format Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Business Wire 13.01.1992
Subjects
New England
Pharmaceutical industry
Product introduction
Westborough
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US
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Summary:Astra Pharmaceutical Products announced Monday that Toprol XL(TM) brand of metoprolol succinate, the nation's first once-a-day dosage form of metoprolol, is available for prescription in the treatment of hypertension and angina. One of the world's most widely prescribed beta blockers, metoprolol was developed by AB Astra, S dert lje, Sweden. Approximately six million patients worldwide are treated with metoprolol each year. The agent has been available in the U.S. since 1978. Toprol XL , the first new product of Astra's Rx Division, combines the advantages of once-daily dosing with demonstrated beta blockade throughout the entire 24-hour dosing interval. (excerpt)