Carivalan Adverse Reactions

Summary of the safety profile: For carvedilol, the frequency of undesirable effects is not dose-dependent, with the exception of dizziness, visual disturbances and bradycardia.
For ivabradine, the most common adverse reactions, luminous phenomena (phosphenes) and bradycardia are dose-dependent and related to the pharmacological effect of the medicinal product.
Tabulated list of adverse reactions: The following undesirable effects have been observed during treatment with carvedilol and ivabradine given separately and ranked under the MedDRA classification by body system and under heading of frequency using the following convention: Very common (≥1/10); common (≥1/100 to <1/10); uncommon (≥1/1,000 to <1/100); rare (≥1/10,000 to <1/1,000); very rare (<1/10,000); not known (cannot be estimated from the available data). (See Tables 1a and 1b.)

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Description of selected adverse reactions: Carvedilol: Dizziness, syncope, headache and debility are generally mild and are more likely to occur at the start of treatment.
Cardiac failure is an event commonly reported both in patients treated with placebo and in patients treated with carvedilol (14.5% and 15.4% respectively, in patients with left ventricular dysfunction following acute myocardial infarction).
A reversible deterioration in renal function has been observed during treatment with carvedilol in patients with chronic cardiac insufficiency with low blood pressure, ischemic heart disease and diffuse vascular disease and/or basal renal insufficiency.
Non-selective beta-blockers in particular may cause latent diabetes to become manifest, manifest diabetes to be aggravated and blood glucose control to be impaired. The glucose balance may also be slightly upset during treatment with carvedilol, but this does not happen often.
Carvedilol may cause urinary incontinence in women. The problem is resolved once treatment is discontinued.
Ivabradine: Luminous phenomena (phosphenes) were reported by 14.5% of patients, described as a transient enhanced brightness in a limited area of the visual field. They are usually triggered by sudden variations in light intensity. Phosphenes may also be described as a halo, image decomposition (stroboscopic or kaleidoscopic effects), colored bright lights, or multiple images (retinal persistency). The onset of phosphenes is generally within the first two months of treatment after which they may occur repeatedly. Phosphenes were generally reported to be of mild to moderate intensity. All phosphenes resolved during or after treatment, of which a majority (77.5%) resolved during treatment. Fewer than 1% of patients changed their daily routine or discontinued the treatment in relation with phosphenes.
Bradycardia was reported by 3.3% of patients particularly within the first 2 to 3 months of treatment initiation. 0.5% of patients experienced a severe bradycardia below or equal to 40 bpm.
In the SIGNIFY study, atrial fibrillation was observed in 5.3% of patients taking ivabradine compared to 3.8% in the placebo group. In a pooled analysis of all the Phase II/III double blind controlled clinical trials with a duration of at least 3 months including more than 40,000 patients, the incidence of atrial fibrillation was 4.86% in ivabradine treated patients compared to 4.08% in controls, corresponding to a hazard ratio of 1.26, 95% CI [1.15-1.39].