Carvedilol is contraindicated in patients with: decompensated cardiac failure requiring intravenous inotropic therapy with sympathomimetic agents; bronchial asthma or related bronchospastic conditions (see Precautions); second- or third-degree AV block, or sick sinus syndrome (unless a permanent pacemaker is in place); cardiogenic shock; severe hypotension (see Precautions); severe bradycardia (see Precautions); primary obstructive valvular heart disease; clinically manifest hepatic impairment (jaundice, ascites, spider angiomata, esophageal varices, etc.); mental incapacity (e.g. severe Alzheimer's, alcoholism, drug abuse), unless closely supervised by an appropriate caregiver; hypersensitivity to carvedilol or any component of carvedilol tablets. For a complete listing, see Description.
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