Lisinopril
Lisinopril is one of 8,063 medications in the MedPlain dataset. Key details — Brand name: Lisinopril; Generic name: LISINOPRIL; Manufacturer: Northwind Health Company, LLC.
| Brand name | Lisinopril |
|---|---|
| Generic name | LISINOPRIL |
| Manufacturer | Northwind Health Company, LLC |
| Used for | 1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE Lisinopril tablet USP is an angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor indicated for: Treatment of hypertension in adults and pediatric patients 6 years of age and older ( 1.1 ) Adjunct therapy for heart failure ( 1.2 ) Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction ( 1.3 ) 1.1 Hypertension Lisinopril tablet USP is indicated for the treatment of hypertension in adult patients and pediatric patients 6 years of age and older to lower blood pressure. Lowering blood pressure lowers the risk of fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular events, primarily strokes and myocardial infarctions. These benefits have been seen in controlled trials of antihypertensive drugs from a wide variet |
| Dosage | 2 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION Hypertension: Initial adult dose is 10 mg once daily. Titrate up to 40 mg daily based on blood pressure response. Initiate patients on diuretics at 5 mg once daily ( 2.1 ) Pediatric patients with glomerular filtration rate > 30 mL/min/1.73m 2 : Initial dose in patients 6 years of age and older is 0.07 mg per kg (up to 5 mg total) once daily ( 2.1 ) Heart Failure: Initiate with 5 mg once daily. Increase dose as tolerated to 40 mg daily ( 2.2 ) Acute Myocardial Infarcti |
| Warnings | WARNING: FETAL TOXICITY See full prescribing information for complete boxed warning. When pregnancy is detected, discontinue lisinopril as soon as possible. ( 5.1 ) Drugs that act directly on the renin-angiotensin system can cause injury and death to the developing fetus. ( 5.1 ) WARNING: FETAL TOXICITY When pregnancy is detected, discontinue lisinopril as soon as possible [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS ( 5.1 )] . Drugs that act directly on the renin-angiotensin system can cause injury and death |
| Active ingredient(s) | LISINOPRIL |
| Route | ORAL |
| Official label | https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=03fe066f-c3d7-fa71-e063-6294a90ac6f6 |