Coreg (carvedilol) is used to treat heart failure and high blood pressure (or hypertension), and this alpha- and beta-blocker is often administered after a heart attack to help patients avoid a recurrence. It is also used as a preventive measure, because high blood pressure can cause heart attacks, strokes, and kidney failure without proper [...]

Imdur is a drug which also can be found under the generic brand name Isosorbide Mononitrate. Other drug names which are also the same as Imdur are ISMO and Monoket.
What is Imdur used to treat, how does it work?
Imdur is a drug meant for the treatment of angina attacks. Imdur does this by dilating the [...]

What is Digitek?
Digitek is a drug which is derived of many other drugs, the main ingredient digitalis is an ingredient which is derived from the leaves of a plant called Digitalis Lanata. The ingredient digitalis which is derived from the leaves of the plant is made up of two different substances, those substances being sugar [...]

If you have been prescribed the drug called Tambocor by your physician, then you must have some kind of heart problem. Tambocor is an anti-arrhythmic drug. This means that Tambocor suppresses fast rhythms of the heart beat, which can be fatal. Anti-arrhythmic drugs work by blocking electrical signals in the heart that cause the heart [...]

When people are faced with life threatening irregular heartbeats there are a few drug options available but typically cover different aspects of the heart. One drug which is used to treat overall overactive or irregular heartbeats is Cordarone.
What is Cordarone?
Cordarone is a drug used to treat people with problems which relate to an overactive heart [...]

Trental (Pentoxifylline SR) is a class of drug called a hemorrheologic agents. Trental (Pentoxifylline SR) is a drug that lowers the stickiness or viscosity of the blood, therefore allowing it to flow more easily through narrowed arteries. It helps relieve things like leg cramps and is also prescribed for dementia, stroke, nerve [...]

What Is Rythmol SR?
Rythmol SR is a medication that is used to help prevent serious heart rhythm disorders such as arrhythmia. The generic name for Rythmol SR is Propafenone, which is in a group of medicated drugs called Class IC anti-arrhythmics. The first time a patient uses Propafenone it must be in the supervision of [...]

When people have problems with the overall rhythm of the heartbeat to such extents that the condition is life threatening immediate treatment is needed. But doctors can only do so much and beyond that point it is up to medications to enable a person to be able to safely return home without having to worry [...]

Isosorbide Dinitrate is a drug called a nitrate that is used for treating and preventing angina (chest/heart pain). These drugs are vasodilators, which open the blood vessels so blood can flow more easily. Angina is actually a lack of oxygen to the heart muscle, this is caused by a lack of blood flow [...]

What is Mexiletine?
Mexiletine is also the same as the brand name medication Mexitil.
Mexiletine is used for aiding in reducing the impact of an irregular heartbeat. Mexiletine is a bit different from other drugs which help aid in regulating a heartbeat, this is because Mexiletine blocks specific electrical signals in the heart which leads to stabilization [...]