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==Patient Advice== | |||
Patients taking COREG should be advised of the following: | |||
:*Patients should take COREG with food. | |||
:*Patients should not interrupt or discontinue using COREG without a physician’s advice. | |||
:*Patients with heart failure should consult their physician if they experience signs or symptoms of worsening heart failure such as weight gain or increasing shortness of breath. | |||
:*Patients may experience a drop in blood pressure when standing, resulting in dizziness and, rarely, fainting. Patients should sit or lie down when these symptoms of lowered blood pressure occur. | |||
:*If experiencing dizziness or fatigue, patients should avoid driving or hazardous tasks. | |||
:*Patients should consult a physician if they experience dizziness or faintness, in case the dosage should be adjusted. | |||
:*Diabetic patients should report any changes in blood sugar levels to their physician. | |||
:*Contact lens wearers may experience decreased lacrimation.<ref name="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web | last = |first = | title = COREG (CARVEDILOL) TABLET, FILM COATED [GLAXOSMITHKLINE LLC] | url =http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=c57982f2-c7da-488a-7ea9-b9609439ac68#nlm34089-3 | publisher = | date = | accessdate = }}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 21:22, 3 February 2014
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Zaghw, M.D. [2]
Patient Advice
Patients taking COREG should be advised of the following:
- Patients should take COREG with food.
- Patients should not interrupt or discontinue using COREG without a physician’s advice.
- Patients with heart failure should consult their physician if they experience signs or symptoms of worsening heart failure such as weight gain or increasing shortness of breath.
- Patients may experience a drop in blood pressure when standing, resulting in dizziness and, rarely, fainting. Patients should sit or lie down when these symptoms of lowered blood pressure occur.
- If experiencing dizziness or fatigue, patients should avoid driving or hazardous tasks.
- Patients should consult a physician if they experience dizziness or faintness, in case the dosage should be adjusted.
- Diabetic patients should report any changes in blood sugar levels to their physician.
- Contact lens wearers may experience decreased lacrimation.[1]
References
Adapted from the FDA Package Insert.