CARVEDILOL

Course overview

CARVEDILOL IS A NON-SELECTIVE ADRENERGIC BLOCKER INDICATED FOR THE CHRONIC THERAPY OF HEART FAILURE WITH REDUCED EJECTION FRACTION (HFREF), HYPERTENSION, AND LEFT VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION FOLLOWING MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (MI) IN CLINICALLY STABLE PATIENTS. OFF-LABEL INDICATIONS FOR CARVEDILOL INCLUDE STABLE ANGINA, ATRIAL FIBRILLATION, CIRRHOTIC ESOPHAGEAL VARICEAL BLEEDING PROPHYLAXIS, AND VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIAS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE MECHANISM OF ACTION, ADVERSE EVENT PROFILE, TOXICITY, DOSING, PHARMACODYNAMICS, AND MONITORING OF CARVEDILOL, PERTINENT FOR CLINICIANS AND OTHER INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM MEMBERS TO ALLOW FOR APPROPRIATE UTILIZATION OF CARVEDILOL FOR INDICATED CONDITIONS.