Kar-B 10 mg Tablet ER

Kar-B 10 mg Tablet ER contains carvedilol 10 mg in each tablet. It is a beta-blocker with additional alpha-blocking activity, used to help manage high blood pressure, heart failure, and left ventricular dysfunction after a heart attack in selected patients. This extended-release tablet is designed to release medicine over time, which can help maintain steady blood levels through the day. Kar-B 10 mg Tablet ER should be used only as prescribed by a clinician familiar with your heart condition.

How it works: Carvedilol helps relax blood vessels and slows the heart so the heart does not have to work as hard. As an extended-release tablet, Kar-B 10 mg Tablet ER releases carvedilol slowly to provide longer coverage from a single dose.

Kar-B 10 mg Tablet ER is a higher-strength carvedilol tablet than the lower starter doses often used when treatment begins. It may suit patients who have already tolerated carvedilol and need a stronger once-daily extended-release option, rather than someone just starting therapy. A doctor may choose this strength to simplify dosing or move a patient up gradually after checking blood pressure and heart rate.

• High blood pressure
• Heart failure
• Left ventricular dysfunction after heart attack
• Rate and blood pressure control when prescribed by a doctor

• Swallow Kar-B 10 mg Tablet ER whole with water; do not crush, split, or chew it.
• Take it at the same time each day to keep a steady level of medicine in your body.
• Take it with food unless your prescriber gives different instructions; food can help reduce dizziness or lightheadedness.
• If you miss a dose, take it when you remember unless it is close to the next dose; do not double up.
• Stand up slowly after taking it, especially at first, because this strength can lower blood pressure more noticeably in sensitive patients.

Each Kar-B 10 mg Tablet ER provides 10 mg of carvedilol. Depending on your condition, your doctor may prescribe it once daily and adjust the dose over time; the exact schedule and maximum daily dose are individualized and should not be changed on your own. Because this is a 10 mg extended-release tablet, it is not meant to be guessed or substituted for a different carvedilol strength without medical guidance.

Do not change your dose or stop the medicine without speaking to your doctor.

Common side effects of Carvedilol may include:

• Dizziness
• Tiredness
• Low blood pressure
• Slow heartbeat
• Headache
• Diarrhea
• Nausea

• Do not stop Kar-B 10 mg Tablet ER suddenly, especially if you have heart disease, because symptoms can worsen.
• Use caution if you have asthma, COPD, diabetes, liver disease, or a history of very slow heart rate.
• This 10 mg strength may cause more dizziness or blood pressure lowering than lower carvedilol doses if you are sensitive to beta-blockers.
• Avoid alcohol or limit it as advised, since it can worsen dizziness and low blood pressure.
• Be careful driving or using machinery until you know how Kar-B 10 mg Tablet ER affects you.
• Tell your doctor about other blood pressure medicines, nitrates, or heart medicines before starting this tablet.
• If you have heart failure, your clinician may monitor weight, swelling, pulse, and blood pressure closely after dose changes.

• Verapamil or diltiazem
• Digoxin
• Insulin or diabetes pills
• Clonidine
• Other blood pressure-lowering medicines

Store Kar-B 10 mg Tablet ER in its original strip or box at room temperature, away from moisture and excess heat.