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Metoprolol: shortage, pharmacy cost, Medicare spending, recalls

What four public record sets show for metoprolol. Saved Nov 10, 2026.

RxMetoprololNov 10, 2026
ShortageNot on the FDA shortage listDetails
Pharmacy cost$0.016 each for the lowest-cost genericDetails
Medicare Part D, 2024$570.9 millionDetails
FDA recall records43Details
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Shortage status

Whether the FDA lists this drug as in short supply.

Not on the FDA shortage list as of Nov 10, 2026.

7 products being discontinued. A maker has told the FDA it will stop making these. That is one maker leaving, not a shortage of the drug:

The list changes daily, and it covers the national supply. A pharmacy near you can be out of a drug that is not listed, or have one that is. See today's status.

02

What pharmacies pay

The national average price retail pharmacies pay to buy it (NADAC).

The lowest-cost generic on file is Metoprolol Tartrate 25 Mg Tab: pharmacies pay about $0.016 each, or $0.481 for 30.

Product as surveyedTypePharmacy paysFor 30Price since
METOPROLOL SUCC ER 100 MG TABGeneric$0.084 per each$2.52Oct 21, 2026
METOPROLOL SUCC ER 200 MG TABGeneric$0.181 per each$5.42Oct 21, 2026
METOPROLOL SUCC ER 25 MG TABGeneric$0.053 per each$1.59Oct 21, 2026
METOPROLOL SUCC ER 50 MG TABGeneric$0.049 per each$1.48Oct 21, 2026
METOPROLOL TARTRATE 100 MG TABGeneric$0.029 per each$0.884Oct 21, 2026
METOPROLOL TARTRATE 12.5 MG TBGeneric$2.84 per each$85.31Oct 21, 2026
METOPROLOL TARTRATE 25 MG TABGeneric$0.016 per each$0.481Oct 21, 2026
METOPROLOL TARTRATE 37.5 MG TBGeneric$0.076 per each$2.27Oct 21, 2026
METOPROLOL TARTRATE 50 MG TABGeneric$0.020 per each$0.614Oct 21, 2026
METOPROLOL TARTRATE 75 MG TABGeneric$0.154 per each$4.62Oct 21, 2026
KAPSPARGO SPRINKLE 100 MG CAPBrand$2.29 per each$68.81Oct 21, 2026
KAPSPARGO SPRINKLE 25 MG CAPBrand$1.89 per each$56.65Oct 21, 2026
KAPSPARGO SPRINKLE 50 MG CAPBrand$1.89 per each$56.56Oct 21, 2026
LOPRESSOR 10 MG/ML ORAL SOLNBrand$1.20 per mL—Oct 21, 2026
LOPRESSOR 50 MG TABLETBrand$2.42 per each$72.49Jan 21, 2026
TOPROL XL 100 MG TABLETBrand$2.08 per each$62.36Jul 1, 2026
TOPROL XL 200 MG TABLETBrand$3.32 per each$99.62Jul 1, 2026
TOPROL XL 25 MG TABLETBrand$1.39 per each$41.57Jul 1, 2026
TOPROL XL 50 MG TABLETBrand$1.39 per each$41.56Jul 1, 2026

This is not your price. NADAC is the national average that retail pharmacies pay to buy the drug, from the Medicaid survey for the week of Nov 11, 2026. What you pay adds the pharmacy's markup and dispensing fee and depends on your insurance or any discount card. "For 30" is shown only for products priced per tablet or capsule. Brand prices here are before any rebates.

03

What Medicare spends

Medicare Part D spending by product, from the latest annual file (2024).

In 2024, Medicare Part D plans and their members paid $570.9 million for the 5 products below. That is down 30% from $821.1 million in 2020.

Product2024 spendingPeoplePer prescriptionPer person, year2020 spending
Metoprolol Succinate
Metoprolol Succinate
$456.0 million7,767,909$14.15$58.70$668.0 million
Metoprolol Tartrate*
Metoprolol Tartrate
$107.0 million3,853,938$6.73$27.77$140.4 million
Toprol XL
Metoprolol Succinate
$5.0 million9,214$131.61$540.83$10.8 million
Kapspargo Sprinkle
Metoprolol Succinate
$2.6 million14,577$59.75$181.61$1.3 million
Lopressor
Metoprolol Tartrate
$309,517257$343.53$1,204.35$518,195

Spending is the gross amount paid at the pharmacy by Part D plans and patients, before manufacturer rebates, which can be large for brand drugs. The same person can use more than one product, so people are not added up across rows. A dash means the file suppresses a small number or has no figure for that year. Not counted here, combination products that contain it: Metoprolol-Hydrochlorothiazide.

04

FDA recalls

Recalls reported to the FDA that name this drug.

The FDA has 43 recall records that name metoprolol in the product description (40 Class II · 3 Class III). 9 are still marked ongoing.

Most recent 12

A recall covers specific lots from one company, not every bottle of the drug. Records include combination products and compounded versions that name this ingredient. Class I is the most serious: use could cause serious harm. Class II may cause temporary or reversible harm. Class III is unlikely to cause harm. To check a bottle, match the lot number on the label. See the live list. Do not stop a medicine because of a recall without asking your pharmacist.

These are saved records as of Nov 10, 2026; the sources update daily to yearly. For current figures open the live report for metoprolol. This page is public-record information, not medical advice.