Heart Failure

Heart failure means the heart cannot pump blood around the body as well as it should. The name is misleading: it does not mean the heart has stopped working.

Offers

Aldactone

Spironolactone

25mg · 50mg · 100mg

Spironolactone tablets for high blood pressure and heart failure. Unlike most diuretics, it conserves potassium rather than depleting it.

From$1.28/ tabletView

Coreg

Carvedilol

3.125mg · 6.25mg · 12.5mg · 25mg

Carvedilol tablets for heart failure and high blood pressure. It blocks both beta and alpha receptors, which is unusual for a single medicine.

From$0.85/ tabletView

Entresto

Sacubitril, Valsartan

24mg + 26mg

Sacubitril and valsartan tablets for heart failure. They combine two actions to reduce strain on a failing heart.

From$0.78/ tabletView

Empagliflozin Tablets

Empagliflozin

10mg · 25mg

Empagliflozin tablets for type 2 diabetes and heart failure. They lower blood sugar by letting the kidneys remove it in urine.

From$4.68/ tabletView

Dapasmart

Dapagliflozin

5mg · 10mg

Dapagliflozin tablets for type 2 diabetes and heart failure. It lowers blood sugar by letting the kidneys remove extra glucose in urine.

From$3.75/ tabletView

About

Key points

The weakened heart cannot supply cells with enough blood, so fatigue and breathlessness follow.
There is no cure, but it is managed with medicines and lifestyle changes, and many people live full lives with it.
Ordinary activities are where it shows: walking, climbing stairs or carrying shopping can become very difficult.
Some people also experience excessive coughing alongside the breathlessness.

Medicines listed for Heart Failure

The five products here span several medicine classes. Spironolactone is an aldosterone antagonist that helps the body remove excess fluid. Carvedilol is a beta-blocker that reduces the heart’s workload. Entresto combines sacubitril and valsartan in a single tablet. Empagliflozin and dapagliflozin are SGLT2 inhibitors. All five are tablets.