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Common Uses:

This medication is used to treat heart failure and hypertension (high blood pressure).

Off Label Uses:

The Off lable Uses of this medication is, It is also used to treat or prevent heart attack.

Side Effects:
Slow or uneven heartbeats;
Feeling light-headed, fainting;
Feeling short of breath, even with mild exertion;
Swelling of your ankles or feet;
Nausea, stomach pain, low fever, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes).

Cautions / Warnings:

Not recommended for following conditions:
Who are allergic to carvedilol;
Who have asthma, bronchitis, emphysema;
Who have severe liver disease;
Who have a serious heart condition such as heart block, sick sinus syndrome, or slow heart rate (unless you have a pacemaker);
Who a thyroid disorder.

Drug Interactions:
Allergy treatments (or if you are undergoing allergy skin-testing);
Clonidine (Catapres);
Cyclosporine (Gengraf, Neoral, Sandimmune);
Digoxin (digitalis, Lanoxin);
Fluconazole (Diflucan);
Guanabenz (Wytensin).

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