Covera (Verapamil)

Covera Information

Covera is a drug with the generic name verapamil. Covera is classified under the drugs called calcium channel blockers.

Covera relaxes blood vessel, which makes it easier for the heart to pump, and reduces its workload.

Covera Indications

Covera Warnings

Talk to your doctor before taking Covera. Tell your doctor if you have:

• Kidney disease
• Liver disease
• Sick sinus syndrome
• Aortic stenosis
• Heart failure
• Heart block
• Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
• Coronary artery disease
• Low blood pressure
• Muscular dystrophy

You may require a dosage adjustment or special monitoring during treatment or you may not be able to take Covera if you have any of the conditions listed above.

It is not known whether Covera would harm an unborn baby. Do not take Covera if you are pregnant or could become pregnant unless otherwise your doctor tells you to do so.

Covera is known to pass into breast milk and may affect a nursing infant. Do not take this medication without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feeding an infant.

Covera Intake Guidelines

To lessen stomach upset, take Covera with food.

Take Covera at bedtime.

Do not crush, chew, or break Covera. Swallow it whole.

Do not be concerned if you find what looks like an undissolved tablet in your stool if you are taking Covera. This medication is formulated with an outer shell that does not dissolve, which allows the medicine to be released slowly into your body before it is passed out in the stool.

Covera Dosage

Covera Overdose

Seek immediate medical attention if symptoms of Cover-HS occur.

Symptoms of a Covera overdose include the following:

• Dizziness
• Weakness
• Chest pain
• Shortness of breath
• Fainting
• Unusually fast or slow heartbeat
• Coma
• Slurred speech
• Confusion

Covera Missed Dose

Take the missed dose as soon as possible, and then take the rest of the day’s doses at evenly spaced interval unless otherwise the doctor tells you to do so. If it is almost time for the next dose, skip the dose missed and take only the next regularly scheduled dose as instructed.

Covera Side Effects

Seek doctor’s advice if side effects of Covera occur or stop taking this medication and get urgent medical attention.

Side effects of Covera include the following:

• Swelling of the lips
• Swelling of the face
• Swelling of the tongue
• Hives
• Difficulty breathing
• Closing of the throat
• Shortness of breath
• Unusually fast or slow heartbeat
• Abnormal behavior or psychosis
• Yellowing of the skin or the eyes
• Swelling of the legs or the ankles

Other less serious side effects may also occur. Continue using Covera and stop using if the following may occur:

• Unusual headache
• Fatigue
• Tiredness
• Insomnia or sleeping disorder
• Vivid dreams
• Hair loss
• Nausea
• Diarrhea
• Increased urination

Side effects other than those listed in this medication guide may also occur. Talk to your doctor if side effects that seem unusual or especially bothersome occur.

Covera Drug Reactions

Talk to your doctor if you are taking any of the following before taking Covera:

• Cyclosporine
• Cinetidine
• Carbamazepine
• Lithium
• Theophylline
• Rifampin
• Phenobarbital
• Atorvastatin
• Proprenolol
• Digoxin
• Quinidine
• Disopyramide
• Captoril
• Enelapril
• Atenolol
• Flecainide

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