ACE inhibitor: Difference between revisions
ClaireLewis (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
Elcatracho (talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 38: | Line 38: | ||
==Drug class side effect profile== | ==Drug class side effect profile== | ||
* [[Hypotension]], acute [[renal failure]], [[hyperkalemia]], [[cough]], [[angioedema]], and anaphylactoid reactions. | * [[Hypotension]], acute [[renal failure]], [[hyperkalemia]], [[cough]], [[angioedema]], and anaphylactoid reactions. | ||
* Contraindicated in pregnancy | * Contraindicated in [[pregnancy]] | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Latest revision as of 16:08, 8 March 2021
Background
- Angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor
ACE inhibitor and ARB equivalent doses in Hypertension
| ACE inhibitors dosages for hypertension | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Equivalent daily dose | Start | Usual | Maximum | |
| Benazepril | 10mg | 10mg | 20–40mg | 80mg | |
| Captopril | 50&mg (25mg bid) | 12.5–25mg bid-tid | 25–50mg bid-tid | 450mg/d | |
| Enalapril | 5mg | 5mg | 10–40&mg | 40mg | |
| Fosinopril | 10mg | 10mg | 20–40mg | 80mg | |
| Lisinopril | 10mg | 10mg | 10–40mg | 80mg | |
| Moexipril | 7.5mg | 7.5mg | 7.5–30mg | 30mg | |
| Perindopril | 4mg | 4mg | 4–8mg | 16mg | |
| Quinapril | 10mg | 10mg | 20–80mg | 80mg | |
| Ramipril | 2.5mg | 2.5mg | 2.5–20mg | 20mg | |
| Trandolapril | 2mg | 1mg | 2–4mg | 8mg | |
| Imidapril | 5mg | 5mg | 10mg | 20mg | |
| Valsartan | 80mg | -- | -- | -- | |
| Losartan | 50mg | -- | -- | -- | |
Drug class side effect profile
- Hypotension, acute renal failure, hyperkalemia, cough, angioedema, and anaphylactoid reactions.
- Contraindicated in pregnancy