Carvedilol Dosing

For people starting high blood pressure treatment with carvedilol, dosing guidelines typically start at 6.25 mg, twice a day. The recommended starting dosage for the treatment of congestive heart failure is 3.125 mg, twice a day. Immediately following a heart attack, carvedilol dosing guidelines call for 6.25 mg, taken twice a day, to help improve survival and to prevent another heart attack from occurring.

 

An Introduction to Carvedilol Dosing

The dose of carvedilol (Coreg®) that your healthcare provider prescribes will vary, depending on a number of factors, including:
 
  • Your age
  • The medical condition you are being treated for
  • Other medical conditions you may have
  • Other medications you are currently taking
  • How you respond to carvedilol.
     
As is always the case, do not adjust your carvedilol dose unless your healthcare provider specifically instructs you to do so.
 

Carvedilol Dosing for High Blood Pressure

The recommended starting dosage of carvedilol for people with high blood pressure (hypertension) is 6.25 mg, taken twice a day. After a couple of weeks, based on the blood pressure response and/or carvedilol side effects, the dosage may be increased or decreased. Your healthcare provider may also add a diuretic (a "water pill") or another blood pressure medication if your blood pressure is not sufficiently controlled by carvedilol alone.
 

Carvedilol Dosing for Congestive Heart Failure

The recommended starting dosage of carvedilol for most people with congestive heart failure is 3.125 mg, taken twice a day. Based on the response and/or side effects, the dosage may be increased or decreased until the optimal dose is determined. People respond to carvedilol in individual ways.
 
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Written by/reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD; Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
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