Beta blocker
Sold as Lopressor, Toprol-XL. High blood pressure, heart rate control, after a heart attack, heart failure.
| Strength | Cash price | With a discount card |
|---|---|---|
| 25 mg tartrate (twice daily) | $4 – $35 | $4 – $14 |
| 50 mg tartrate (twice daily) | $5 – $38 | $4 – $15 |
| 25 mg succinate ER (once daily) | $9 – $55 | $7 – $22 |
| 50 mg succinate ER (once daily) | $10 – $60 | $8 – $25 |
Typical retail ranges, not quotes. What you are charged depends on the pharmacy and on how the claim is processed — which is exactly why it is worth asking.
Not recommendations. The tradeoff matters more than the name, and it is the part a prescriber will want to talk about.
Other generic beta blockers. Not interchangeable — carvedilol and metoprolol succinate are the ones proven in heart failure, so the choice may be deliberate.