Corgard

Corgard is used alone or with other medications to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and to prevent chest pains (angina). Reducing high blood pressure prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. Congad also helps to reduce frequent chest pains and improve your ability to exercise.

• Nadolol
• Corgard

• Betapace
• Betapace AF
• Corgard
• Hemangeol
• Inderal LA
• Inderal XL
• InnoPran XL
• Levatol
• Nadolol
• Pindolol
• Propranolol HCl
• Propranolol HCl ER
• Sorine
• Sotalol HCl
• Sotalol HCl (AF)
• Sotylize
• Timolol Maleate

• Tablet

• By mouth

Take your medicine as directed. Your dose may need to be changed several times to find what works best for you.

Missed dose: Take a dose as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for your next dose, wait until then and take a regular dose. Do not take extra medicine to make up for a missed dose.

Store the medicine in a closed container at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light.

Do not use this medicine if you have had an allergic reaction to nadolol. Do not use this medicine if you have asthma or certain heart problems. Talk with your doctor about what these heart problems are.

Your doctor will check your progress and the effects of this medicine at regular visits. Keep all appointments.

Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have kidney disease, heart failure, heart disease, diabetes, lung problems (including chronic bronchitis or emphysema), overactive thyroid, or a history of allergies. Tell your doctor if you are fasting (including surgery, not eating regularly, vomiting).

This medicine may cause the following problems:New or worsening heart failureIncreased risk for hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) and cover up the symptoms of low blood sugar (including fast heartbeat)

Do not stop using this medicine suddenly without asking your doctor, or you could develop life-threatening heart problems.

Tell any doctor or dentist who treats you that you are using this medicine, especially before you have any type of surgery.

Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments.

Keep all medicine out of the reach of children. Never share your medicine with anyone.

Some medicines can affect how nadolol works. Tell your doctor if you are using digoxin, reserpine, or insulin or oral diabetes medicine.

This medicine may worsen the symptoms of heart failure in some patients. Tell your doctor right away if you have trouble breathing, uneven heartbeat, rapid weight gain, or swelling of the face, fingers, feet, or lower legs.

Do not stop using this medicine suddenly. Your doctor will need to slowly decrease your dose before you stop it completely.

This medicine may make you dizzy or drowsy. Avoid driving, using machines, or doing anything else until you know how this medicine affects you.

Do not stop using this medicine without asking your doctor, even if you feel well. This medicine will not cure your high blood pressure, but it will help keep it in normal range. You may have to take blood pressure medicine for the rest of your life.

Make sure any doctor or dentist who treats you knows that you are using this medicine.

Your doctor will check your progress and the effects of this medicine at regular visits. Keep all appointments.

• Shaking, trembling, sweating, hunger, confusion
• Trouble breathing, cold sweat, bluish-colored skin
• Swelling in your hands, ankles, or feet, rapid weight gain
• Lightheadedness, dizziness, or fainting
• Slow, fast, pounding, or uneven heartbeat
• Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in your face or hands, swelling or tingling in your mouth or throat, chest tightness, trouble breathing
• Worsening chest pain
• Mild dizziness or tiredness