Get Informed: Coreg
Active Ingredient(s)
Carvedilol
What does it do?
This product is used in the treatment of heart failure and high blood pressure. It is a non-selective beta-blocker, and works at multiple sites in the circulatory system.
- Last Text Update:
- 2010-Mar-19 4:52 PM
- Last Data Update:
- 2010-Mar-19 9:03 PM
Other Names
- Coreg
- Carvedilol
- Coreg CR
- Eucardic
How Safe Is It?
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- Average Risk Rating
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- Pregnancy Category:
- C
- Black Box Warning:
- No
Facts & Figures
- Date Approved
- 14 Sep 1995
- Est US Patients*
- 3,130,000
- Generic Available
- Yes
- OTC Available
- No
User Age Distribution*
< 21
21-39
40-59
60+
Age (Years)
* Estimated number of US people currently taking Coreg or its active ingredient based on population adjusted patient numbers registered with iGuard.org.
Recent alerts for Coreg
There have been no iGuard.org alerts regarding Coreg during the past year.
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What is Coreg used for?
iGuard is currently tracking more than 20,800 patients that use Coreg (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)). Use the table below to learn why iGuard users take this product; click on any underlined condition to get information on other medications used for treatment.
| Disease / Condition | % | Average Severity |
|---|---|---|
| High Blood Pressure | 64% | 
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| Heart Failure/Edema | 53% |
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| Atrial Fibrillation | 9% |
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| Angina/Chest Pain | 9% | 
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How well does Coreg work?
iGuard regularly polls our more than 20,800 users taking Coreg (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)) using the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medications (TSQM) . This feedback is continuously updated in tables below for the benefit of the iGuard community. To request scores for specific patient subgroups, please contact research@iguard.org.
Average Satisfaction Score
(out of 10)
Average Effectiveness Score
(out of 10)
- 81%
- of patients are confident that the good things about Coreg outweigh the bad things.
- 10%
- of patients wish they were told more before they started taking Coreg.
Common Side Effects of Coreg
iGuard regularly polls our more than 20,800 users taking Coreg (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)) to monitor the development and frequency of side-effects. This feedback is continuously updated in tables and graphs below for the benefit of the iGuard community.
20% of patients experience side-effects on Coreg
4% of patients experience signifcant side-effects on Coreg
Most Common Side Effects...
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Weakness
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Dizziness
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Postural Hypotension
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Fatigue
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= 10%
Less than 1%: Bloating/Gas, Breathlessness, Chest Pain/Tightness, Drowsiness, Hair Loss, Headache, Swelling/Edema
Global Patient Feedback for Coreg (Carvedilol) ( Post a comment )
Question/Comment:
Is there a generic for Cozaar
60 year old Male – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2010-03-15 13:34:50
Question/Comment:
I have been on carvedilol 25 mg for about 4 months. Before that Metoprolol. About 2 months ago I started losing more hair each day than I thought was normal. In the last 3 weeks now it is excessive. I know losing about 100 hairs a day is normal, but i am losing so much more. If I take a lower dose of carvedilol instead of switching to something else, will my hair most likely continue to fall out?
This is the first medication that has worked for me other wise.
55 year old Female – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2010-02-07 07:20:21
iGuard Answer/Reply:
Approximately 1% of iGuard patients reported hair loss as a side effect while taking carvedilol. The severity of the hair loss can vary greatly from patient to patient. Your symptoms may continue or worsen. If they persist or worsen you should discuss them with your doctor. Dose changes should only be done with the approval of your doctor and may or may not lessen your symptoms.
Posted: 2010-02-09 21:26:11
Question/Comment:
on coreg but heart rate averages forty beats per minute should i be concerned?
36 year old Female – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2010-01-30 12:19:19
iGuard Answer/Reply:
Coreg can cause your heart rate to be lower, but forty beats per minute is very low. You need to talk to your doctor about how low your heart rate is getting, especially if you are having any symptoms of low heart rate such as dizziness or lightheadedness.
Posted: 2010-02-02 17:43:04
Answer/Reply:
I was on Coreg for at least a year or two and noticed a couple days I was tired after walking to mailbox at street.Took my blood pressure in evening and pulse rate was 40. and was having some pain so called the Aetna nurse and she said go to ER. They kept me overnight on a monitor and pulse dropped to 28 in the night so I got a pace maker the next noon. Doing fine with it but I believe the Coreg retarded my heart elec system too much and caused the elec blockage, 81 year old female- I still line dance and babysit my 3 mo old gr-grandaughter!
81 year old Female – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2010-02-11 20:25:53
Question/Comment:
I am a 76 year old male and taking 25mg of carvedilol twice a day, plavix 75mg every other day, Lisinopril 20mg twice a day, Hydrochloroyhiazide 12.5mg per day, and a full 325gr asprin daily. I get dizzy and light headed quite often. This morning my BP was 109/59 with a 54 pulse. I need a meds adjujstment to ease the dizziness.
77 year old Male – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2009-11-15 07:25:58
Question/Comment:
I was taking Coreg when first diagnosed with CHF some 5 years ago. However, due to the outrageously high cost (co-pay, I have prescription insurance) which I still could not afford, I had to insist to my cardiologist that he switch me to another medication that would be affordable for me. As I put it to him: What good does it do for you to prescribe Coreg for me if I'm not going to take it because I can't afford it? Wouldn't you rather have me on something that may not be quite as good but yet that I will take because I can afford it? He agreed that I had a point there and so he changed me to a different medication. Coreg is now available as Carvedilol (generic) and at my checkup in January, he moved me back to it as it's now $8.00 for a 30 day supply at Kroger - I take 25 mg twice daily. When he had me on it 5 or so years ago it was $90 for a 30 day supply. Ridiculous, I know! The drug companies do have to recoup some of their R&D money, but.....
49 year old Female – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2009-08-21 16:37:52
Answer/Reply:
You might check Wal Mart, Target, CVS or several local grocery pharmacies for generic coreg on the $4 for 30 days $10 for 90 day plans now available. Check for other common CHF medications as well. Most all are available. Don't be timid about being proactive on your health. Good luck.
61 year old Male – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2009-08-31 14:14:15
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