Generic name:vericiguat [ VER-i-SIG-ue-at ]
Drug class:Vasodilators
What is Verquvo?
Verquvo is a soluble guanylate cyclase stimulator (sGC). Stimuating sGC, an enzyme involved in controlling heart muscle, results in smooth muscle relaxation and widening of blood vessels.Verquvo is a prescription medicine used in adults who have been in hospital recently or need to receive intravenous (IV) medicines and have an ejection fraction (amount of blood pumped with each heartbeat) of less than 45 percent who have chronic heart failure. Verquvo lowers the risk of death or needing to be in the hospital.
Heart failure happens when your heart is weak and cannot pump enough blood to your lungs and the rest of your body. It is not known if Verquvo is safe and effective in children.
Warnings
You should not use Verquvo if you are also using riociguat.
Vericiguat can cause birth defects. Do not use if you are pregnant. Use effective birth control while taking Verquvo and for at least 1 month after your last dose. Do not have unprotected sex.
Before taking this medicine
You should not use Verquvo if you are also using a similar medicine called riociguat.
Do not use Verquvo if you are pregnant. It could harm the unborn baby or cause birth defects. Use effective birth control to prevent pregnancy while you are using this medicine and for at least 1 month after your treatment ends. Tell your doctor right away if you miss a menstrual period or think you may have become pregnant during treatment.
You will need to have a negative pregnancy test before starting this treatment.
You should not breastfeed while using Verquvo.
How should I take Verquvo?
Use Verquvo exactly as prescribed by your doctor. Follow all d.
