What are ACE inhibitors?
- ACE inhibitors are used alone or with other medicines to treat high blood pressure in adults.
ACE inhibitors include: Benazepril (Lotensin), Captopril (Capoten), Enalapril/Enalaprilat (Vasotec oral and injectable),
Fosinopril (Monopril), Lisinopril (Zestril and Prinivil), Moexipril (Univasc), Perindopril (Aceon), Quinapril (Accupril), Ramipril (Altace), and
Trandolapril (Mavik).
There is a list of prescription ACE Inhibitor medicines available
at:
http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/infopage/ace_inhibitors/default.htm
Who Should Not Take ACE inhibitors?
If you are pregnant or planning to become pregnant and take a blood pressure medicine, talk with your healthcare professional.
ACE inhibitors can harm or even cause death to an unborn baby (fetus) if taken during the last six months of pregnancy
What are The Risks?
The following are the major pot
|
