Castor Oil and Metoprolol Tartrate Injection

• Generic Name: castor oil
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Chloraseptic, Emulsoil, Neoloid, Purge

Has been used as a stimulant laxative to relieve occasional constipation. However, castor oil usually is avoided for simple constipation because it produces violent purgation.

Use of stimulant laxatives for simple constipation is seldom necessary or desirable.

If a stimulant laxative is used, senna derivatives are preferred.

Stimulant laxatives have been used to treat constipation that occurs following prolonged bed rest or hospitalization.

Stimulant laxatives have been used to treat constipation resulting from diminished colonic motor response in geriatric patients but, because this type of constipation is frequently due to psychological or physical laxative dependence, the bulk-forming laxatives are preferred.

Stimulant laxatives are used to treat constipation occurring secondary to idiopathic slowing of transit time, to constipating drugs, or to irritable bowel or spastic colon syndrome.

Stimulant laxatives have been used to treat constipation in patients with neurologic constipation.

Used orally to empty the bowel prior to surgery or radiologic, proctoscopic, or sigmoidoscopic procedures, when thorough evacuation is essential.

Usually supplemented with administration of rectal evacuants, such as saline, stimulant, or soapsuds enemas, immediately before radiologic procedures.

• Generic Name: metoprolol
• Dosage Forms: injection, solution
• Other Brand Names: Kapspargo Sprinkle, Lopressor, Toprol-XL, Toprol XL

Metoprolol is a beta-blocker that affects the heart and circulation (blood flow through arteries and veins).

Metoprolol is used to treat angina (chest pain) and hypertension (high blood pressure).

Metoprolol is also used to lower your risk of death or needing to be hospitalized for heart failure.

Metoprolol injection is used during the early phase of a heart attack to lower the risk of death.