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Covera-HS Drug Center
Medical Editor: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD
Covera HS (verapamil) is an oral drug belonging to the class known as calcium channel blockers (CCBs), which are used for treating and preventing chest pain (angina) resulting from spasm (contraction) of the coronary arteries that reduces the flow of blood to the heart. Covera HS is available in a generic form, Verapamil. Common side effects of Covera HS include dizziness, weakness, or fainting.
Concurrent use of Covera HS with a beta blocker can occasionally cause profound and dangerous heart slowing. Covera HS can raise the levels of some drugs in blood including digoxin (Lanoxin), theophylline (Slo-Bid), and carbamazepine (Tegretol). Safety during pregnancy has not been established. Covera HS crosses the placenta and enters the fetus. Covera HS is known to be excreted in human breast milk.
Our Covera HS Drug Center provides a comprehensive view of available drug information as well as related drugs, user reviews, supplements and disease and conditions.
What is Prescribing information?
The FDA package insert formatted in easy-to-find categories for health professionals and clinicians.
Covera-HS Prescribing Information: Indications & Dosage
COVERA-HS is indicated for the management of hypertension and angina.
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What is Covera-HS Prescribing Information?
Drug Description - Indications & Dosage - Side Effects & Drug Interactions - Warnings & Precautions - Contraindications - Medication Guide and More
What is Patient information?
Easy-to-read and understand detailed drug information and pill images for the patient or caregiver from Cerner Multum.
Covera-HS Patient Information: Side Effects
Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:
- fast or slow heartbeats;
- feeling like you might pass out;
- fever, sore throat, and headache with a severe blistering, peeling, and red skin rash;
- feeling short of breath, even with mild exertion;
- swelling, rapid weight gain; or
- nausea, stomach pain, low fever, loss of appetite, d...
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What is Consumer information?
A concise overview of the drug for the patient or caregiver from First DataBank.
Covera-HS Consumer Information: Uses
Verapamil is used with or without other medications to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. Verapamil is called a calcium channel blocker. It works by relaxing blood vessels so blood can flow more easily. It may also lower the heart rate.
Verapamil is also used to prevent chest pain (angina). It may help to increase your ability to exercise and decrease how often you may get angina attacks.
OTHER USES: This section contains uses of this drug that are not ...
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