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Medicines metoprolol tartrateQuestion & answer

metoprolol tartrate · Medicine question

Which liver enzyme primarily metabolises metoprolol tartrate?

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Answer

Metoprolol tartrate is primarily metabolised in the liver by the CYP2D6 isoenzyme.

Sources for this answer

Betaloc 1 mg/ml Solution for InjectionRecordati Pharmaceuticals Limited · emc · SmPC §5.2 Pharmacokinetic properties · Version 16Document updated 16 April 2024

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