Drug facts
MoleculeMetoprolol Tartrate (Lopressor)
Generics already compete: 15 makers on the market. 35 A-rated products from 15 makers substitute at the counter.
Lopressor was first approved by the FDA before 1982 under NDA 017963; the application holder is Validus Pharmaceuticals LLC.
The latest NADAC for METOPROLOL TARTRATE 100 MG TAB is $0.03 per unit (as of 10/28/2026).
Holder Validus Pharmaceuticals LLCApplication NDA 017963Approved before 1982
01Patents and exclusivity
When competition can legally begin. A generic can launch once both exclusivity and the last listed patent expire, unless a court or settlement says otherwise.
- Latest patent
- No Lopressor patent listed in the Orange Book Orange Book
02Competition
- Generics
- 15 generic makers Orange Book
- First generic approved
- 12/21/1993 Orange Book
Every listingEach listing and maker behind the generics count.
Price erosionHow NADAC moves as generics enter.
PrescribersWho prescribes it, from Medicare data.
Available in the full Metoprolol Tartrate profile.See what is included
03Supply and price
- FDA drug shortage
- ClearNot on the current shortage list FDA shortages
- NADAC
- $0.03 per unitMETOPROLOL TARTRATE 100 MG TAB, mid-priced of 6 strengths, as of 10/28/2026 CMS NADAC
- Latest recall
- 08/06/2025Class II, Metoprolol Tartrate Tablets, Westminster Pharmaceuticals LLC FDA enforcement
04Product
- Application holder
- Validus Pharmaceuticals LLC Orange Book
- Application
- NDA 017963 Orange Book
- First approved
- before 1982 Orange Book
- Dosage forms
- injectable; solution; tablet
- Routes
- injection, oral
Sources: FDA Orange Book, FDA Purple Book, FDA drug shortages, FDA enforcement reports and CMS NADAC, read through QOPE. Not medical or legal advice.