Benazepril Hydrochloride
Benazepril Hydrochloride is one of 8,063 medications in the MedPlain dataset. Key details — Brand name: Benazepril Hydrochloride; Generic name: BENAZEPRIL HYDROCHLORIDE; Manufacturer: Preferred Pharmaceuticals, Inc..
| Brand name | Benazepril Hydrochloride |
|---|---|
| Generic name | BENAZEPRIL HYDROCHLORIDE |
| Manufacturer | Preferred Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
| Used for | 1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE Benazepril hydrochloride tablets are indicated for the treatment of hypertension, to lower blood pressure. Lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events, primarily strokes and myocardial infarctions. These benefits have been seen in controlled trials of antihypertensive drugs from a wide variety of pharmacologic classes including the class to which this drug principally belongs. Control of high blood pressure should be part of comprehensive cardiovascular risk management, including, as appropriate, lipid control, diabetes management, antithrombotic therapy, smoking cessation, exercise, and limited sodium intake. Many patients wil |
| Dosage | 2 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION • Adult Patients: Initiate with 10 mg once daily (or 5 mg if patient is on diuretic). Titrate to 40 mg daily based on blood pressure response. ( 2.1 ) • Pediatric patients age 6 years and above with glomerular filtration rate (GFR) >30 mL/min/1.73 m 2 : Initiate with 0.2 mg/kg once daily. Maximum dose is 0.6 mg/kg once daily. • Renal Impairment: Initiate with 5 mg once daily in patients with GFR <30 mL/min/1.73 m 2 (serum creatinine >3 mg/dL) ( 2 .2) 2.1 Recommended D |
| Warnings | WARNING: FETAL TOXICITY When pregnancy is detected, discontinue benazepril hydrochloride tablets as soon as possible. Drugs that act directly on the renin-angiotensin system can cause injury and death to the developing fetus [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.1 )]. WARNING-FETAL TOXICITY See full prescribing information for complete boxed warning. When pregnancy is detected, discontinue benazepril hydrochloride tablets as soon as possible. ( 5.1 ) Drugs that act directly on the renin-angiotensin |
| Active ingredient(s) | BENAZEPRIL HYDROCHLORIDE |
| Route | ORAL |
| Official label | https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=032ea0f7-3304-4778-b3a6-6125ea7537ab |