VERICIGUAT

Course overview

VERICIGUAT IS A MEDICATION USED TO MANAGE AND TREAT HEART FAILURE WITH REDUCED EJECTION FRACTION (HFREF). IT IS USEFUL FOR CHRONIC WORSENING HEART FAILURE, RECENTLY DECOMPENSATED HEART FAILURE. VERICIGUAT DOES NOT PROLONG SURVIVAL BUT PREVENTS REHOSPITALIZATION. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE INDICATIONS, MECHANISM OF ACTION, DOSE, AND MODE OF ADMINISTRATION BY THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM, ADVERSE EFFECTS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, AND SEVERAL TRIALS TO SUPPORT THE EVIDENCE OF THE DRUG'S USEFULNESS IN HFREF.