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Carvedilol and Arginine (Coreg): Uses, Side Effects and Dosage

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Source: FDA drug labeling via NLM DailyMed · About this document

Patient information: uses, side effects, how to take - Carvedilol and Arginine

What is Carvedilol?

Carvedilol is a prescription medicine that belongs to a group of medicines called “beta-blockers”.

Carvedilol is used, often with other medicines, for the following conditions:

  • To treat patients with high blood pressure (hypertension)
  • To treat patients who had a heart attack that worsened how well the heart pumps

  • Carvedilol is not approved for use in children under 18 years of age.

Who should not take Carvedilol?

Do not take carvedilol if you:

  • Have severe heart failure and are hospitalized in the intensive care unit or require certain intravenous medications that help support circulation (inotropic medications)
  • Are prone to asthma or other breathing problems
  • Have a slow heartbeat or a heart that skips a beat (irregular heartbeat)
  • Have liver problems
  • Are allergic to any of the ingredients in carvedilol. The active ingredient is carvedilol. See the end of this leaflet for a list of all the ingredients in carvedilol.

What should I tell my doctor before taking Carvedilol?

Tell your doctor about all of your medical conditions, including if you:

  • Have asthma or other lung problems (such as bronchitis or emphysema)
  • Have problems with blood flow in your feet and legs (peripheral vascular disease) carvedilol can make some of your symptoms worse.
  • Have diabetes
  • Have thyroid problems
  • Have a condition called pheochromocytoma
  • Have had severe allergic reactions
  • Are pregnant or trying to become pregnant. It is not known if carvedilol is safe for your unborn baby. You and your doctor should talk about the best way to control your high blood pressure during pregnancy.
  • Are breastfeeding. It is not known if carvedilol passes into your breast milk. You should not breastfeed while using carvedilol.
  • Are scheduled for surgery and will be given anesthetic agents
  • Are taking prescription or non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Carvedilol and certain other medicines can affect each other and cause serious side effects. Carvedilol may affect the way other medicines work. Also, other medicines may affect how well carvedilol works. Keep a list of all the medicines you take. Show this list to your doctor and pharmacist before you start a new medicine.

How should I take Carvedilol?

It is important for you to take your medicine every day as directed by your doctor. If you stop taking carvedilol suddenly, you could have chest pain and/or a heart attack. If your doctor decides that you should stop taking carvedilol, your doctor may slowly lower your dose over a period of time before stopping it completely.

  • Take carvedilol exactly as prescribed. Your doctor will tell you how many tablets to take and how often. In order to minimize possible side effects, your doctor might begin with a low dose and then slowly increase the dose.
  • Do not stop taking carvedilol and do not change the amount of carvedilol you take without talking to your doctor.
  • Tell your doctor if you gain weight or have trouble breathing while taking carvedilol.
  • Take carvedilol with food.
  • If you miss a dose of carvedilol, take your dose as soon as you remember, unless it is time to take your next dose. Take your next dose at the usual time. Do not take 2 doses at the same time.
  • If you take too much carvedilol, call your doctor or poison control center right away.

What should I avoid while taking Carvedilol?

Carvedilol can cause you to feel dizzy, tired, or faint. Do not drive a car, use machinery, or do anything that needs you to be alert if you have these symptoms.

What are possible side effects of Carvedilol?

  • Low blood pressure (which may cause dizziness or fainting when you stand up). If these happen, sit or lie down right away and tell your doctor.
  • Tiredness. If you feel tired or dizzy you should not drive, use machinery, or do anything that needs you to be alert.
  • Slow heartbeat.
  • Changes in your blood sugar. If you have diabetes, tell your doctor if you have any changes in your blood sugar levels.
  • Carvedilol may hide some of the symptoms of low blood sugar, especially a fast heartbeat.
  • Carvedilol may mask the symptoms of hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid).

Worsening of severe allergic reactions.

  • Rare but serious allergic reactions (including hives or swelling of the face, lips, tongue, and/or throat that may cause difficulty in breathing or swallowing) have happened in patients who were on Carvedilol. These reactions can be life-threatening.

Other side effects of carvedilol include shortness of breath, weight gain, diarrhea, and fewer tears or dry eyes that become bothersome if you wear contact lenses. Rare serious allergic reactions have happened in patients who were on carvedilol.

Call your doctor if you have any side effects that bother you or don’t go away.

How should I store Carvedilol?

  • Store carvedilol at less than 86°F (30°C). Keep the tablets dry.
  • Safely, throw away carvedilol that is out of date or no longer needed.
  • Keep carvedilol and all medicines out of the reach of children.

General Information about Carvedilol

Medicines are sometimes prescribed for conditions other than those described in patient information leaflets. Do not use carvedilol for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give carvedilol to other people, even if they have the same symptoms you have. It may harm them.

This leaflet summarizes the most important information about carvedilol. If you would like more information, talk with your doctor. You can ask your doctor or pharmacist for information about carvedilol that is written for healthcare professionals. You can also find out more about carvedilol by visiting the website www.glenmarkgenerics.com or calling 1 (888)721-7115. This call is free.

What are the ingredients in Carvedilol?

Active Ingredient: Carvedilol USP.

Inactive Ingredients: Colloidal silicon dioxide, crospovidone, hypromellose, lactose, magnesium stearate, polyethylene glycol, polysorbate 80, povidone and titanium dioxide.

Carvedilol tablets, USP come in the following strengths: 3.125 mg, 6.25 mg, 12.5 mg, 25 mg.

Manufactured by:

Glenmark Generics Ltd.

Colvale-Bardez, Goa 403 513, India

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Glenmark

Glenmark Generics Inc., USA

Mahwah, NJ 07430

Questions? 1 (888)721-7115

www.glenmarkgenerics.com

August 2010

About this document

Source: FDA drug labeling via NLM DailyMed · Application number: ANDA 078251 · View the label on DailyMed

Revision date stated in the text: August 2010

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Drug information for Carvedilol and Arginine

Rx or OTC
Prescription (Rx)?
  • This drug is available only with a prescription from a licensed healthcare provider.
  • Rx
Drug class alpha-Adrenergic Blocker, beta-Adrenergic Blocker
Active ingredients Carvedilol 12.5 mg, Arginine 60 mg
Dosage form Kit
Marketing status not in the current FDA NDC Directory
Company (applicant) GLENMARK PHARMS LTD
FDA approval ANDA 078251Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) – generic drug Approved September 5, 2007
Therapeutic equivalence (TE) code ABCodes starting with A mean the FDA rates the drug therapeutically equivalent to its reference drug (Orange Book).
Manufacturers 1 labelers list this drug on DailyMed
Packages (NDC)
Package
12.5 mg, 60 mg – 1 in 1 kit NDC 68405-027-36

Source: FDA drug labeling via NLM DailyMed, data as of October 31, 2026. FDA data (DailyMed, Orange Book, Drug Shortages, enforcement reports). Not a substitute for the advice of a doctor or pharmacist.