Internal Medicine News - New indications for once-daily Coreg

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new application for Coreg CR (carvedilol phosphate) extended-release capsules for the treatment of mild to severe heart failure, the reduction of cardiovascular mortality in patients who have survived the acute phase of myocardial infarction, and hypertension.

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The drug, the controlled-release formulation of the immediate-release [beta]-blocker Coreg (carvedilol), will be launched in the first quarter of 2007. For more information, call the manufacturer, GlaxoSmithKline, at 888-825-5249.
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