{"id":3814,"date":"2019-02-07T20:24:46","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T20:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturaltreatmentforhypertension.com\/blog\/metoprolol-lopressor-or-toprol-xl-know-your-drug"},"modified":"2019-02-07T20:24:46","modified_gmt":"2019-02-07T20:24:46","slug":"metoprolol-lopressor-or-toprol-xl-know-your-drug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturaltreatmentforhypertension.com\/blog\/metoprolol-lopressor-or-toprol-xl-know-your-drug\/","title":{"rendered":"Metoprolol (Lopressor or Toprol XL) &#8211; Know Your Drug"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<object width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/KRdGB3qNglM?fs=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/KRdGB3qNglM?fs=1&#038;rel=0\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"355\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>In this week&#8217;s episode of Know Your Drug, Bryan Kudlawiec and Greg Hare discuss the medication Metoprolol, also known as Lopressor or Toprol XL. 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