Heart
Drugs for heart failure, arrhythmias, angina, and other cardiovascular conditions beyond blood pressure management.
31 medications in this category
adenosine
Adenocard
Adenosine (Adenocard) is a medicine used to treat certain types of irregular heartbeats.
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amiodarone
Cordarone, Pacerone
Amiodarone (Pacerone) is a medicine used to treat life-threatening, irregular heartbeats.
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atropine
AtroPen
Atropine is a medicine that can temporarily block severe effects on your body.
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bumetanide
Bumex
Bumetanide is a water pill (diuretic).
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carvedilol
Coreg
Carvedilol is a medicine that lowers blood pressure and helps your heart work better.
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digoxin
Lanoxin
Digoxin (Lanoxin) is a medicine that helps your heart pump better.
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dobutamine
Dobutrex
Dobutamine is a medicine that helps your heart pump better.
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dofetilide
Tikosyn
Dofetilide (Tikosyn) helps keep your heart in a normal rhythm if you have atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter.
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dopamine
Intropin
Dopamine injection helps improve blood flow in patients suffering from shock.
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dronedarone
Multaq
Multaq is a medicine that helps lower the risk of needing to stay in the hospital for atrial fibrillation (AFib).
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epinephrine
EpiPen, Adrenalin
Epinephrine injection is a medicine that raises blood pressure.
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ethacrynic acid
Edecrin
Ethacrynic acid (Edecrin) is a strong diuretic, also known as a water pill.
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flecainide
Tambocor
Flecainide is a medicine used to prevent irregular heartbeats.
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furosemide
Lasix
Furosemide is a water pill (diuretic).
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hydralazine/isosorbide dinitrate
BiDil
BiDil is a medicine that combines two drugs to help treat heart failure.
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isosorbide dinitrate
Isordil
Isosorbide dinitrate is a medicine that helps prevent chest pain (angina).
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isosorbide mononitrate
Imdur
Isosorbide mononitrate is a medicine that helps prevent chest pain.
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ivabradine
Corlanor
Ivabradine (Corlanor) is a medicine that helps lower the risk of needing to go to the hospital for worsening heart failure.
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mexiletine
Mexitil
Mexiletine is a medicine used to treat life-threatening heart rhythm problems.
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milrinone
Primacor
Milrinone is a medicine used in the hospital for a short time to help people with severe heart failure.
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nitroglycerin
Nitrostat, Nitro-Dur
Nitroglycerin sublingual tablets help to relieve chest pain (angina) due to heart disease.
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norepinephrine
Levophed
Norepinephrine injection raises blood pressure in adults with very low blood pressure.
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phenylephrine
Neo-Synephrine
Phenylephrine is a medicine that helps relieve cold and flu symptoms.
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propafenone
Rythmol
Propafenone (Rythmol) is a medicine that helps control irregular heartbeats.
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ranolazine
Ranexa
Ranolazine extended-release tablets help treat chronic angina (chest pain).
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sacubitril/valsartan
Entresto
Entresto is a medicine that combines two drugs to help adults and children with heart failure.
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sotalol
Betapace
Sotalol is a medicine that helps keep your heart beating regularly.
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spironolactone
Aldactone
Spironolactone is a medicine that helps remove extra fluid from your body and lower blood pressure.
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torsemide
Demadex
Torsemide is a water pill (diuretic).
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vasopressin
Vasostrict
Vasopressin injection helps raise blood pressure in adults with shock.
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vericiguat
Verquvo
Verquvo is a medicine that helps lower the risk of death and hospitalization from heart failure.
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Understanding the Heart Category
The Heart category currently lists 31 medications in this database, each drawn from FDA drug labels and grouped by therapeutic classification. Drugs for heart failure, arrhythmias, angina, and other cardiovascular conditions beyond blood pressure management. Clinical guidelines usually treat these medications as a reference set when weighing treatment options, switching strategies, or comparing safety profiles.
Within this category you'll find examples such as adenosine, amiodarone, atropine, alongside 28 other entries. Each drug page links to the same underlying FDA data — labeled uses, adverse events reported to FAERS, documented interactions, warnings, and, where available, NADAC acquisition pricing from CMS. Over-the-counter and prescription options can sit in the same category but follow different regulatory pathways: OTC products have simplified labeling aimed at self-care, while prescription drugs include detailed monographs meant for clinicians. That distinction matters when comparing dosing, monitoring requirements, and contraindications.
Browsing a category is a research starting point, not a treatment recommendation. Effectiveness, tolerability, and cost for any individual patient depend on the specific condition, comorbidities, other medications, genetics, and insurance coverage — none of which can be inferred from a category list alone. FAERS report counts, recall history, and shortage status all evolve as new data is reported to the FDA, so the relative standing of drugs in this class can shift month to month. This page is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice — a licensed clinician is the right source for personalized guidance.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
