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So is it Toprolol XL or Toprol XL. I hear both all the time.

Posted By: grace on 2007-06-22
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Subject: We have been caught by our QA for transcribing Toprol XL instead of Toprol-XL Since there is

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Subject: Toprol-XL is a brand name for metoprolol. nm


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