Complete dosing information for carvedilol
Medical guidance required: Dosing information here is for educational purposes. Your healthcare provider will determine the appropriate dose based on your specific condition, kidney function, other medications, and medical history. Never adjust your dose without consulting your doctor or pharmacist.
Heart failure (IR): 3.125mg twice daily with food x2 weeks; double every 2 weeks as tolerated; target 25mg twice daily (<85kg) or 50mg twice daily (≥85kg); Post-MI LV dysfunction (IR): 6.25mg twice daily; titrate to 25mg twice daily; Hypertension (IR): 6.25mg twice daily; target 25mg twice daily; max 50mg twice daily; Coreg CR (once daily): 10mg, 20mg, 40mg, 80mg — equivalent to IR BID doses
Not FDA-approved for pediatric use. Off-label in pediatric heart failure: 0.05–0.1mg/kg/dose twice daily, titrate.
No dose adjustment required.
Contraindicated in severe hepatic impairment.