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==Contraindications==
 
COREG is '''contraindicated''' in the following conditions:
 
:*[[Bronchial asthma]] or related bronchospastic conditions. Deaths from [[status asthmaticus]] have been reported following single doses of COREG.
:*[[AV block]] (Second- or third-degree)
:*[[Sick sinus syndrome]]
:*Severe [[bradycardia]] (unless a permanent pacemaker is in place).
:*[[Cardiogenic shock]] or who have decompensated [[heart failure]] requiring the use of intravenous [[inotropic]] therapy. Such patients should first be weaned from intravenous therapy before initiating COREG
:*Severe hepatic impairment
:*Serious [[hypersensitivity]] reaction (e.g., [[Stevens-Johnson syndrome]], [[anaphylactic reaction]], [[angioedema]]) to any component of this medication or other medications containing carvedilol.<ref name="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web  | last =  |first =  | title = COREG (CARVEDILOL) TABLET, FILM COATED [GLAXOSMITHKLINE LLC] | url =http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=c57982f2-c7da-488a-7ea9-b9609439ac68#nlm34089-3 | publisher =  | date =  | accessdate =  }}</ref>
 
==References==
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