Carvedilol

🧮 Dose calculator

Heart failure · Regimen source: FDA Carvedilol · 2.1

• • If tolerated, increase to 6.25, 12.5 and 25 mg twice daily, each step ≥2 weeks. Max 50 mg twice daily in patients >85 kg with mild–moderate HF. With food. FDA Carvedilol · 2.1FDA Carvedilol · 2

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Carvedilol · 8.1

  “Risk Summary Available data regarding use of carvedilol in pregnant women are insufficient to determine whether there are drug-associated risks of adverse developmental outcomes.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Carvedilol · 8.2

  “Risk Summary There are no data on the presence of carvedilol in human milk, the effects on the breastfed infant, or the effects on milk production.”

• 👶 ChildrenSafety not established

  Label: safety and effectiveness in children have not been established. FDA Carvedilol · 8.4

  “Effectiveness of carvedilol tablets in patients younger than 18 years has not been established.”

• 👴 Older adultsNo specific problem stated

  Label: no specific difference or dose adjustment stated for older adults. FDA Carvedilol · 8.5

  “With the exception of dizziness in hypertensive subjects (incidence 8.8% in the elderly versus 6% in younger subjects), no overall differences in the safety or effectiveness (see Figure 2 and 4) were observed between the older subjects and younger subjects in each of these populations.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.