	What Is COREG CR?
	Risks & Side Effects
	COREG CR for High Blood Pressure

Understanding High Blood Pressure

High Blood Pressure and Your Heart

Assessing Your Risk

High Blood Pressure and Diabetes

High Blood Pressure and High Cholesterol

Talking with Your Doctor

	Taking Care of Your Heart
	Heart-Health Tools
	COREG CR for a Heart Attack that Reduced How Well Your Heart Pumps
	COREG CR for Heart Failure
	Staying On Track with Treatment

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Talking with Your Doctor

High blood pressure, even in its early stages, is a serious condition that may lead to other health problems, such as heart attack and stroke. It is important to work with your doctor at each visit to monitor your blood pressure. Being prepared at each visit can help you make the most of your time with your doctor.

Below are tips for having a successful visit with your doctor:

Take notes during your visit, or bring a friend or family member to help you remember what you have learned
Bring a list of:
- Medicines you are taking, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and natural health products
- Medicines you are allergic to, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and natural health products
- Past medical problems
- Surgeries you have had
Write down your doctor's or nurse's name and phone number in case you have questions between visits

You may want to take a list of questions to each visit. Be sure to write down the answer to each question. Some questions you may want to ask include:

What is my blood pressure goal?
How often should I check my blood pressure?
What tests do I need to have?
What is involved in having these tests done?
What are the symptoms of high blood pressure?
What should I be doing at home to keep track of my blood pressure?
Do I need to take medicine to control my blood pressure?
Are there medicines that are less likely to affect my HbA_1c, cholesterol, or weight?
Should I make an appointment with any other health care professionals?

Know Your Goal and Monitor Blood Pressure

See Important Safety Information below

The information on this Web site is designed to supplement the information provided by your doctor; it is not meant to replace it. This information is not meant to provide medical advice. Your doctor should always be your main source of information about your condition and how to manage it.

COREG CR is approved for the treatment of hypertension, which is also known as high blood pressure.

COREG CR is approved to reduce the risk of death in patients who had a heart attack that reduced how well the heart pumps.

COREG CR is approved to increase survival in patients with mild to severe heart failure.

Important Safety Information

It is important for patients to take their medicine every day as directed by their doctor or health care provider. If patients stop taking COREG CR suddenly, they could have chest pain and/or a heart attack. If the doctor decides that a patient should stop taking COREG CR, the doctor may slowly lower the dose over a period of time before stopping it completely.

Some common side effects associated with COREG CR include shortness of breath, a slow heartbeat, weight gain, fatigue, hypotension, diarrhea, increases in blood sugar, dizziness, faintness, or runny nose/sore throat. People taking COREG CR who have any of these symptoms should call their doctor. Additionally, if patients experience fatigue or dizziness, they should sit or lie down and avoid driving or hazardous tasks. Beta-blockers may mask the symptoms of an overactive thyroid or low blood sugar, or may alter blood sugar levels. People with diabetes should report any changes in blood sugar levels to their physician. Contact lens wearers may produce fewer tears or have dry eyes. As with any medicine, patients taking COREG CR should first tell their doctor what other medications they are taking. COREG CR should be taken with food.

Some people should not take COREG CR, including those with severe heart failure who are in the intensive care unit (ICU) in the hospital. Also, people should not take COREG CR if they take certain intravenous drugs that help support their circulation (inotropic medications). Other people who should not take COREG CR are those who have (1) asthma or other breathing problems, or (2) a very slow heartbeat or certain conditions that can cause the heart to skip a beat (irregular heartbeat), (3) severe liver problems, or (4) serious allergic reactions to Coreg^® (carvedilol).