LISINOPRIL
LISINOPRIL is one of 8,063 medications in the MedPlain dataset. Key details — Brand name: LISINOPRIL; Generic name: LISINOPRIL; Manufacturer: REMEDYREPACK INC..
| Brand name | LISINOPRIL |
|---|---|
| Generic name | LISINOPRIL |
| Manufacturer | REMEDYREPACK INC. |
| Used for | 1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE Lisinopril 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 tablets, USP, are 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 variety of pharmaco |
| 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/1.73 m 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 Infarction (M |
| Warnings | 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 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 lisinopril as soon as possible. (5.1) Drugs that act directly on the renin-angiotensin system c |
| Active ingredient(s) | LISINOPRIL |
| Route | ORAL |
| Official label | https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=12d6fe7e-b5a2-4d49-9a06-a6150234d061 |