Word: carvedilol
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OLDIE BUT GOODY Turns out that a 20-year-old beta-blocker called metoprolol is just as effective in treating congestive heart failure as the newer heart drug carvedilol, which costs about three times as much. Both drugs improve the heart's pumping ability and patients' endurance for physical activity...
...Research on patients with CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE finds that carvedilol, a type of drug known as a beta blocker, can significantly lessen the risk of dying from the disease. The pill is taken daily, along with other standard medications...
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