Coreg vs. Trandate

• Are Coreg and Trandate the Same Thing?
• What Are Possible Side Effects of Coreg?
• What Are Possible Side Effects of Trandate?
• What Is Coreg?
• What Is Trandate?
• What Drugs Interact with Coreg?
• What Drugs Interact with Trandate?
• How Should Coreg Be Taken?
• How Should Trandate Be Taken?

Coreg(carvedilol) andTrandate(atenolol) (and Trandate IV) are beta-adrenergic blocking agents (beta-blockers) used to treathypertension, and leftventriculardysfunctionafter aheart attack.

Coreg is also used to treatheart failure, hypertension, and left ventricular dysfunction after aheart攻击。

Trandate is used mainly forcontrolofangina, for management ofacute myocardial infarction(heart attack), and occasionally forthyroid stormmanagement.

Side effectsof Coreg and Trandate that are similar includedizziness,lightheadedness,nausea,tiredness, decreased sex drive,impotence, or difficulty having anorgasm.

Common side effects of Coreg include:

• dizziness,
• lightheadedness,
• drowsiness,
• diarrhea,
• nausea,
• vomiting,
• weakness,
• tiredness,
• headache,
• jointpain,
• cough,
• dry eyes,
• vision changes,
• numbness or tinglingsensation,
• decreased sex drive,
• impotence, or
• difficulty having an orgasm.

Contact yourdoctorif you experience serious side effects of Coreg including

• feeling faint,
• slow or irregular heart beats,
• chest pain,
• shortness of breath,
• difficulty swallowing
• loss ofbladdercontrol, or
• severeskinreaction.

Common side effects of Trandate include:

• dizziness,
• spinning sensation,
• tiredness,
• nausea,
• upsetstomach,
• stuffy nose,
• tiredfeeling, or
• difficulty having an orgasm.
• Scalp tingling may occur as your body adjusts to Trandate.

Coreg is aprescriptionmedicine that belongs to a group of medicines called "beta-blockers". Coreg is used, often with other medicines, for the following conditions:

• to treat patients with certain types of heart failure
• to treat patients who had a heart attack that worsened how well the heart pumps
• to treat patients withhigh blood pressure(hypertension)
• Coreg is not approved for useinchildren under 18 years of age.

Trandate (labetalol) is a beta-blocker used to treat hypertension (highblood pressure). Trandate is available ingenericform.

Coreg may interact withcimetidine,diabetes药物治疗s, heart medicines, MAO inhibitors, and medicine to treatpsychiatricdisorders.

Coreg may also interact withallergytreatments (or if you are undergoing allergy skin-testing),cyclosporine,fluconazole,rifampin,antidepressants,bloodpressure medicines, heart rhythm medications,HIVorAIDSmedicines, medicine to prevent or treat nausea and vomiting, or narcotics.

Trandate may interact with allergy treatments,clonidine, guanabenz, MAO inhibitors, diabetes药物治疗, heart medication, medicine forasthmaor otherbreathingdisorders, cold medicines, stimulant medicines, or diet pills.

It is important for you to take your medicine every day as directed by your doctor. If you stop taking Coreg suddenly, you could have chest pain and/or a heart attack. If your doctor decides that you should stop taking Coreg, your doctor may slowly lower your dose over a period of time before stopping it completely.

• Take Coreg exactly as prescribed. Your doctor will tell you how many tablets to take and how often. In order to minimize possible side effects, your doctor might begin with a low dose and then slowly increase the dose.
• Do not stop taking Coreg and do not change the amount of Coreg you take without talking to your doctor.
• Tell your doctor if you gain weight or have trouble breathing while taking Coreg.
• Take Coreg withfood.
• If you miss a dose of Coreg, take your dose as soon as you remember, unless it is time to take your next dose. Take your next dose at the usual time. Do not take 2 doses at the same time.
• If you take too much Coreg, call your doctor orpoison control centerright away.

推荐的Trandate初始剂量是100mgtwice daily. The usual maintenance doserangeis 200 - 400 mg twice daily.