	What Is COREG CR?

Taking COREG CR

Frequently Asked Questions About COREG CR

Talking with Your Doctor

	Risks & Side Effects
	COREG CR for High Blood Pressure
	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

TEXT SIZE

What Is COREG CR?

COREG CR is a once-a-day medicine called a beta-blocker. A beta-blocker is a type of medicine that lowers blood pressure by helping the heart beat more slowly and with less force. This puts less strain on the heart. COREG CR also causes the blood vessels to relax. This means there is less resistance, which helps blood to flow throughout the body. The way in which beta-blockade lowers blood pressure is unknown.

COREG CR can help people who:

Have high blood pressure (also called hypertension)
Have had a heart attack that reduced how well the heart pumps
Have heart failure

If you have high blood pressure…

COREG CR may help lower your high blood pressure.
COREG CR treats high blood pressure and has been shown in a clinical study to be less likely to affect HbA_1c, cholesterol, or weight in people with high blood pressure who also have type 2 diabetes. If you have diabetes, tell your doctor if you have changes in your blood sugar levels. COREG CR should be used with caution in people with diabetes as beta-blockers may mask some of the symptoms of low blood sugar, especially a fast heartbeat, and may affect blood sugar levels.

If you have had a heart attack that reduced how well your heart pumps…

COREG CR, when added to your treatment plan, may help lower your risk for having another heart attack

If you have heart failure …

COREG CR is proven to help you live longer and stay out of the hospital

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).