Carvedilol May Help Childhood Cancer Survivors Avoid Later Heart Failure
FRIDAY, Jan. 12, 2024 -- Childhood cancer survivors are at increased risk of developing heart failure later in life, due to the chemotherapy that was used to save their lives.
But an already approved drug might help reduce that risk, according to a... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - January 12, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Carvedilol No Help in Preventing Heart Failure in Childhood Cancer Survivors
(MedPage Today) -- The use of low-dose carvedilol did not significantly improve certain cardiac measures of heart failure risk in long-term survivors of childhood cancer exposed to anthracycline compared with placebo, the randomized phase IIb PREVENT... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - January 10, 2024 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
Cardiovascular drugs and suicide death: determination of carvedilol, amlodipine, doxazosin and diltiazem in two fatal cases - Santunione AL, Palazzoli F, Verri P, Vandelli D, Castagnetti V, Profeta C, Silingardi E.
A number of medical conditions are identified as risk factors for suicide death; in particular, cardiovascular illnesses are recognized as a major suicide risk factor. In this case, self-poisoning is the common method of suicide and cardiovascular drugs ar... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Carvedilol in Cirrhosis Patients With Portal Hypertension Carvedilol in Cirrhosis Patients With Portal Hypertension
Evidence suggests carvedilol may be more effective than other non-selective beta-blockers in reducing portal hypertension in patients with cirrhosis.Liver International (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
Carvedilol for Portal Hypertension and Cirrhosis Carvedilol for Portal Hypertension and Cirrhosis
Whether carvedilol should be used in patients with portal hypertension and cirrhosis remains controversial. What does the available evidence say?Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - March 9, 2023 Category: Surgery Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
Palliative Care in Assisted Living
Mrs. M is a 92-year-old woman residing in an assisted living community. Her medical history includes hypertension, gout, hyperlipidemia, atrial fibrillation, hypothyroidism, and melanoma with invasion into the parotid gland; she has had removal of a lesion and a parotidectomy with nerve involvement impacting the 7th cranial nerve. Her medications include oral levothyroxine, 100 μg daily; oral vitamin D, 1,000 units daily; oral probenecid 500/colchicine, 0.5 mg daily; oral lisinopril, 5 mg daily; oral furosemide, 20 mg daily; oral duloxetine, 60 mg for depression; oral carvedilol, 6.25 mg twice a day; oral aspirin, 81 mg d...
Source: Caring for the Ages - March 29, 2022 Category: Health Management Authors: Barbara Resnick, Paige Hector Tags: Interdisciplinary Team Case Studies Source Type: news
Nonselective Beta-blockers and HCC Risk Among Cirrhotic Patients Nonselective Beta-blockers and HCC Risk Among Cirrhotic Patients
Might nonselective beta-blockers such as carvedilol, nadolol, and propranolol decrease the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma among patients with cirrhosis?Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 6, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
Dr Reddy's, Zydus Pharma recall products in US market
As per the report by the USFDA, Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc, is recalling 2,880 bottles of Carvedilol tablets, USP 25 mg in the US due to, "presence of foreign tablets/ capsules; report of two Paroxetine tablets were found in the bottle." (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - August 29, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Model May Help Predict Risk for Testing Positive for COVID - 19
Risk reduced with pneumococcal polysaccharide, flu vaccine; melatonin, paroxetine, or carvedilol use (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - June 25, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Infections, Internal Medicine, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Pathology, Pharmacy, Pulmonology, Journal, Source Type: news
Persistent wheezing caused by carvedilol overdose in a non-asthmatic man - Nakanishi M, Kuriyama A, Onodera M.
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular dysfunction is the main manifestation of β-blocker intoxication; however, respiratory manifestations have rarely been reported. CASE PRESENTATION: A 41-year-old man, who had ingested 300 mg carvedilol in a suicide attempt, was ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 3, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news
WesternU College of Pharmacy Team Investigates Mechanisms for...
A research team from Western University of Health Sciences' College of Pharmacy is examining the potential for the beta-adrenergic receptor blocker carvedilol to prevent skin cancer. The...(PRWeb May 20, 2019)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/releases/westernu_college_of_pharmacy_team_investigates_mechanisms_for_carvedilol_to_prevent_skin_cancer/prweb16326198.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - May 20, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Lupin, Zydus Pharmaceuticals recall products in the US
Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc, a subsidiary of Zydus Cadila, is also recalling 7,668 bottles of Carvedilol Tablets, used to treat high blood pressure, in the American market. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - May 4, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Could Common Heart Meds Lower Prostate Cancer Risk?
The effect was found only with atenolol (Tenormin). Two other beta blockers -- metoprolol (Lopressor/Toprol XL) and carvedilol (Coreg) -- did not appear to provide any protection against prostate cancer. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - May 3, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Beta blockers: Do they cause weight gain?
Yes. Weight gain can occur as a side effect of some beta blockers, especially the older ones, such as atenolol (Tenormin) and metoprolol (Lopressor, Toprol-XL). The average weight gain is about 2.6 pounds (about 1.2 kilograms). Newer beta blockers, such as carvedilol (Coreg), don't usually cause weight gain as a side effect. Weight may rise [...] (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - February 19, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Is Cardiac Prophylaxis Effective in Early HER2+ Breast Cancer Patients?
In patients with HER2-positive breast cancer treated with anthracyclines plus trastuzumab, can adding lisinopril or carvedilol reduce the risk of cardiotoxicity? (Source: CancerNetwork)
Source: CancerNetwork - December 11, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Dave Levitan Source Type: news
