Carvediloldrug info
carvedilol 12.5 MG Oral Tablet
What it is used for
Carvedilol is an alpha-/beta-adrenergic blocking agent indicated for the treatment of: mild to severe chronic heart failure left ventricular dysfunction following myocardial infarction in clinically stable patients hypertension
1.1 Heart Failure
Carvedilol is indicated for the treatment of mild-to-severe chronic heart failure of ischemic or cardiomyopathic origin, usually in addition to diuretics, ACE inhibitors, and digitalis, to increase survival and, also, to reduce the risk of hospitalization.
1.2 Left Ventricular
Dysfunction following Myocardial Infarction Carvedilol is indicated to reduce cardiovascular mortality in clinically stable patients who have survived the acute phase of a myocardial infarction and have a left ventricular ejection fraction of less than or equal to 40% (with or without symptomatic heart failure).
1.3 Hypertension
Carvedilol is indicated for the management of essential hypertension. It can be used alone or in combination with other antihypertensive agents, especially thiazide-type diuretics.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective May 27, 2026. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Carvedilol is a nonselective β-adrenergic blocking agent with α 1 -blocking activity. It is (±)-1-(Carbazol-4-yloxy)-3-[[2-(o-methoxyphenoxy)ethyl]amino]-2-propanol. Carvedilol is a racemic mixture with the following structure: Carvedilol tablets is a white, oval, film-coated tablet containing 3.125 mg, 6.25 mg, 12.5 mg, or 25 mg of carvedilol. The 3.125mg, 6.25-mg, 12.5-mg, and 25-mg tablets are film coated tablets. Inactive ingredients consist of anhydrous lactose, microcrystalline cellulose, croscarmellose sodium, hydroxyethyl cellulose, magnesium stearate, polyethylene glycol 800 NF and titanium dioxide. Carvedilol is a white to off-white powder with a molecular weight of 406.5 and a molecular formula of C 24 H 26 N 2 O 4. It is freely soluble in dimethyl sulfoxide; soluble in methylene chloride and methanol; sparingly soluble in 95% ethanol and isopropanol; slightly soluble in ethyl ether; and practically insoluble in water, gastric fluid (simulated, TS, pH 1.1), and intestinal fluid (simulated, TS without pancreatin, pH 7.5).
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective May 27, 2026. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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