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carvedilol

carvedilol

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A medicine that lowers blood pressure and helps the heart work better
  • noun
  • /ˌkɑːrvəˈdɪlɒl/
  • Specialized
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  • Patients with chronic heart failure often benefit from medications like carvedilol.

Examples

  • Considering the above results, the therapy was changed to the following: captopril 50 mg/day, carvedilol 12.5 mg/day, simvastatin 20 mg/day, and acetylsalicylic acid 100 mg/day.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The next is carvedilol which is sold under the brand name Co Reg.

  • In the UK, these are bisoprolol, carvedilol, and nebivolol.

    Academic text (2011)

  • * Bisoprolol, carvedilol, and nebivolol

    Academic text (2012)

  • The clinical course showed a rapid improvement in her status; therefore, therapy with ACE inhibitors and later beta blockers was started: captopril 25 mg/day and carvedilol 6.25 mg/day.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The doctor prescribed carvedilol to help manage her high blood pressure.

  • After starting carvedilol, his heart failure symptoms significantly improved.

Surface Forms

carvedilol singular
carvedilols plural

Etymology

Carvedilol is a modern drug name made from parts; the ending -olol appears in many heart medicines and shows it is a 'beta blocker'. A helpful way to remember the start carvedi- is that it sounds like 'carve', and together the parts tell you carvedilol is a medicine that helps the heart and lowers blood pressure.