CARVEDILOL PFIZER
Country: Australia
Language: English
Source: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
Patient Information leaflet
(PIL)
07-05-2024
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Active ingredient:
Carvedilol
Available from:
Scentia Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd
Class:
Medicine Registered
Patient Information leaflet
CARVEDILOL PFIZER
CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION
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CARVEDILOL PFIZER
Carvedilol
CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
This leaflet answers some common
questions about CARVEDILOL
PFIZER.
It does not contain all the available
information.
It does not take the place of talking to
your doctor or pharmacist.
All medicines have risks and benefits.
Your doctor has weighed the risks of
you taking CARVEDILOL PFIZER
against the benefits they expect it will
have for you.
IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT
TAKING THIS MEDICINE, ASK YOUR
DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST.
KEEP THIS LEAFLET WITH THE MEDICINE.
You may need to read it again.
WHAT CARVEDILOL
PFIZER USED FOR
CARVEDILOL PFIZER contains the
active ingredient carvedilol.
CARVEDILOL PFIZER is used to
treat
• heart failure,
• high blood pressure, which is called
hypertension.
CARVEDILOL PFIZER belongs to a
group of medicines called beta-
blockers. These medicines work by
relaxing tightened blood vessels and
slowing the heart rate.
CARVEDILOL PFIZER has the
additional effect of being an
antioxidant.
HEART FAILURE:
Heart failure occurs when the heart
can no longer pump blood strongly
enough for the body's needs. Often the
heart grows in size to try to improve
the blood flow but this can make the
heart failure worse.
Symptoms of heart failure include
shortness of breath and swelling of
the feet or legs due to fluid build-up.
CARVEDILOL PFIZER reduces the
pressure that the heart has to pump
against as well as controlling your
heart rate. Over 6 months or more this
will reduce the size of an oversized
heart and increase its efficiency.
CARVEDILOL PFIZER reduces the
chances of you being admitted to
hospital and/ or dying from this
condition.
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