Introduction
Corabid is a medicine used for treatment of angina (heart-related chest pain) and chronic (long-term) heart failure. It makes the heart work more effici... View More
Uses of Corabid
Side effects of Corabid
How to use Corabid
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Corabid is to be taken wit... View More
How Corabid works
Corabid is a heart rate lowering medication. It works by reducing the heart rate which lowers the oxygen requirement of the heart. As a result, the hear... View More
What if you forget to take Corabid?
If you miss a dose of Corabid, skip it and continue with your normal schedule. Do not double the dose.
Indication
Chronic stable angina, Heart Failure
Administration
Should be taken with food. Avoid excessive consumption of grapefruit juice.
Adult Dose
Oral Heart Failure Initial: 5 mg PO BID with meals (all see Dosage Modifications) After 2 weeks, assess patient and adjust dose to achieve a restin... View More
Child Dose
Safety and efficacy not established
Renal Dose
Renal impairment: CrCl (ml/min) Dosage Recommendation <15 Use w/ caution.
Contraindication
Pregnancy, lactation, resting heart rate <60 beats/min prior to treatment, cardiogenic shock, acute myocardial infarction, severe hypotension (<90/50 mm... View More
Mode of Action
Ivabradine is a heart rate lowering agent that works through selective and specific inhibition of the cardiac pacemaker If current. If current controls ... View More
Precaution
Reduce dose if resting heart rate is persistently <50 beats/min or patient develops bradycardia symptoms during treatment; discontinue if heart rate <50... View More
Side Effect
1-10% Bradycardia (10%) Hypertension or increased blood pressure (8.9%) Atrial fibrillation (8.3%) Luminous phenomena (phosphenes) or visual brightn... View More
Interaction
Concomitant use with QT-prolonging drugs (e.g. quinidine, disopyramide, bepridil, sotalol, ibutilide, amiodarone, pimozide, ziprasidone, sertinole, mefl... View More
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