High Dialyzability Medication

It seems that Metoprolol has high dialyzability, which means the dialyzer will filter most of it out of my bloodstream.

This likely explains why my blood pressure was increasing during dialysis on Saturday. It was initially at 157/88 but rose steadily during the session. Now it seems likely that as the medication was being removed by the dialyzer, my blood pressure would increase. However, the blood pressure remained high Sunday even though I was taking a higher dose of Metoprolol than before. Anyway, I think I will hold off on the Metoprolol until after dialysis. Hopefully my blood pressure won’t be too high going in this morning.

Here is the research article related to the chart above:
β-Blocker Dialyzability in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients

Chart showing dialyzability of selected medication:
DialyzeIHD: Dialyzability of Medications During Intermittent Hemodialysis

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