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Enalapril

What Enalapril is and what it is used for

Enalapril belongs to a class of medicines called angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors (ACE inhibitors). It works by causing blood vessels to relax, lowering blood pressure, and increasing the heart's supply of blood and oxygen.

Enalapril is used for:

• Treat high blood pressure (hypertension)

• Treatment of heart failure (poor function of the heart). It can reduce the need to go to the hospital and may help some patients live longer.

• Prevent signs of heart failure. Signs include shortness of breath, fatigue after light physical activity such as walking, or swelling of the ankles and feet.

This drug works by widening blood vessels. This lowers blood pressure. The medication usually starts working within an hour, and the effect lasts for at least 24 hours. Some people will need several weeks of treatment to see the best effect on blood pressure.

What you need to know before using enalapril

Do not use enalapril

• If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to enalapril maleate, any of the other ingredients in these tablets, or to an ACE inhibitor

• If you have ever had swelling of your face, lips, mouth, tongue or throat leading to difficulty swallowing or breathing (angioedema) when the cause was unknown or was hereditary.

• If you are more than 3 months pregnant. (It is also best to avoid enalapril maleate tablets in early pregnancy)

• If you suffer from diabetes or poor kidney function and are being treated with blood pressure lowering medicines that contain aliskiren.

• If you have ever had an allergic reaction to a type of medicine similar to this medicine called angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors

• If you have taken or are currently taking sacubitril/valsartan, a medicine used to treat a type of long-term (chronic) heart failure in adults, such as the risk of developing angioedema (rapid swelling under the skin in an area such as the throat) is increased.

precautions

You should tell your doctor:

• If you suffer from a heart problem

• If you suffer from a condition involving the blood vessels in the brain

• If you have a blood problem such as low or low white blood cells, low platelet count, or low red blood cell count (anemia)

• If you suffer from a kidney problem (including a kidney transplant). This may lead to high levels of potassium in the blood, which can be dangerous. Your doctor may need to adjust your dose of enalapril or monitor the level of potassium in your blood

• If you are very sick (vomiting badly) or have had bad diarrhea recently

• If you suffer from diabetes.

• If you have a liver problem or have jaundice (yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes)

• If you are undergoing dialysis

• If you are over 70 years old

• If you have low blood pressure (you may notice this as weakness or dizziness, especially when you stand up)

• If you have a collagen vascular disease (such as lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, or scleroderma), or if you are taking medication that suppresses the immune system, or you are taking allopurinol, procainamide, or any combination of these

• If you think you are (or might become) pregnant.