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WARNING

If you are expecting, avoid using enalapril. Enalapril can cause pregnancy, so call your doctor right once if it does. The foetus could be harmed by enalapril.

Why is this medication prescribed?

To treat high blood pressure, enalapril may be taken either on its own or in combination with other drugs. Heart failure can also be treated with it in conjunction with other drugs. Enalapril belongs to the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors drug class. It functions by lowering specific molecules that restrict blood vessels, allowing blood to flow more freely and enhancing the heart’s ability to pump blood more effectively.

Untreated high blood pressure is a frequent illness that can harm the kidneys, brain, heart, blood vessels, and other body organs. Aside from other issues, damage to these organs can result in heart disease, a heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure, a stroke, vision loss, and other issues. Making lifestyle modifications will aid in blood pressure control in addition to prescription medicine. A low-fat and salt diet, keeping a healthy weight, exercising for at least 30 minutes most days, quitting smoking, and drinking in moderation are some of these adjustments.

How should this medicine be used?

Long-acting (immediate and extended-release) oral tablets of enalapril are available. With or without food, it is often taken once or twice day. Take enalapril at roughly the same time(s) each day to aid in memory. Ask your doctor or chemist to explain any instructions on your prescription label that you are unsure about following. Follow the prescription for enalapril exactly. Never take it in larger or less amounts or more frequently than directed by your doctor.

Enalapril will likely be prescribed to you at a low dosage by your doctor, who will then gradually raise it.

Heart failure and excessive blood pressure are controlled by enalapril but not cured. Even if you feel well, keep taking enalapril. Without first consulting your doctor, do not discontinue taking enalapril.

Other uses for this medicine

Additionally, enalapril is occasionally used to treat diabetic renal disease. The potential dangers of using this medicine for your illness should be discussed with your doctor.

Ask your doctor or chemist for more details if you think this drug may be prescribed for other conditions.

What special precautions should I follow?

Before taking enalapril,

  • Inform your doctor and chemist if you have any allergies to enalapril, other ACE inhibitors such captopril, benazepril, or lotensin (Lotensin, in Lotrel), moexipril (Univasc, Uniretic), perindopril (Aceon), quinapril (Accupril, in Accuretic, in Quinaretic), fosinopril (Monopril), lisinopril (in Prinzide, in Zestoretic), perindopril (in Accuretic, in Quinaretic), and moexipril (in Uniretic), any other drugs, any enalapril tablet ingredients, or the ramipril (Altace) and trandolapril (Mavik, in Tarka) products. Request an ingredient list from your chemist.
  • If you are currently using valsartan and sacubitril (Entresto), or if you have recently stopped taking it, let your doctor or chemist know. If you also take sacubitril and valsartan, your doctor generally won’t let you take enalapril. Additionally, let your doctor know if you are on aliskiren (Tekturna, Amturnide, Tekamlo, or Tekturna HCT) and have diabetes. If you have diabetes and are also taking aliskiren, your doctor generally won’t let you take enalapril.
  • Inform your physician and chemist about all prescription and over-the-counter drugs, vitamins, dietary supplements, and herbal products you are using. Include any of the following: potassium supplements, diuretics (‘water pills’), lithium (Lithobid), aspirin, and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicines (NSAIDs) such indomethacin (Indocin, Tivorbex). Your physician might need to adjust the dosage of your drugs or keep a close eye on you for side effects.
  • Inform your doctor if you have or have ever had heart or kidney disease, lupus, scleroderma, diabetes, or angioedema, which can make it difficult to breathe or swallow and cause painful swelling of the face, throat, tongue, lips, eyes, hands, feet, ankles, or lower legs. Scleroderma is a condition in which extra tissue grows on the skin and some organs.
  • If you are breastfeeding, let your doctor know.
  • Inform your doctor or dentist that you are taking enalapril if you are undergoing surgery, including dental surgery.
  • You should be aware that a reduction in blood pressure might result from diarrhoea, vomiting, dehydration, and excessive perspiration, which can make you feel faint and dizzy.

What special dietary instructions should I follow?

Before using potassium-containing salt replacements, consult your doctor. If your doctor advises a low-salt or low-sodium diet, strictly follow the instructions.

What should I do if I forget a dose?

If you miss a dosage, take it as soon as you recall. If the next dose is soon due, skip the missed one and carry on with your regular dosing plan. To make up for a missing dose, do not take a second one.

What side effects can this medication cause?

Side effects from enalapril are possible. If any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away, consult your doctor:

  • Cough
  • Dizziness
  • Rash
  • Weakness

Some adverse effects can be very harmful. Call your doctor right away if any of these symptoms occur to you:

  • Edema of the hands, feet, ankles, lower legs, cheeks, neck, tongue, lips, and eyes
  • Hoarseness
  • Breathing or swallowing challenges
  • Eyes or skin that have a yellow tint
  • Infection symptoms such a fever, sore throat, chills, and others
  • Lightheadedness
  • Fainting

Other negative effects of enalapril are possible. If you experience any strange issues while taking this medicine, contact your doctor right away.

You or your doctor can submit a report to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program online at http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch or by phone at 1-800-332-1088 if you have a serious side event.

What should I know about storage and disposal of this medication?

Keep this medication tightly closed in the original container and out of the reach of children. Keep it at room temperature and out of the bathroom and other places with excessive heat and moisture.

Unused prescriptions must be disposed of carefully to prevent pets, kids, and other people from ingesting them. You should not, however, dispose of this medication in the toilet. Instead, utilizing a medicine take-back program is the easiest approach to get rid of your medication. To find out about take-back programs in your area, speak with your chemist or the garbage/recycling agency in your city. If you do not have access to a take-back program, see the FDA’s Safe Disposal of Medicines website at http://goo.gl/c4Rm4p for additional information.

As many containers (such as weekly pill minders and those for eye drops, creams, patches, and inhalers) are not child-resistant and are simple for young children to open, it is crucial to keep all medications out of sight and out of reach of children. Always lock safety caps and promptly stash medication up and away from young children where it is out of their sight and reach to prevent poisoning.http://www.upandaway.org

In case of emergency/overdose

Call the poison control hotline at 1-800-222-1222 in the event of an overdose. Additionally, information can be found online at https://www.poisonhelp.org/help. Call 911 right once if the person has collapsed, experienced a seizure, is having difficulty breathing, or cannot be roused.

Overdose signs could include the following:

  • Lightheadedness
  • Fainting

What other information should I know?

Keep all of your appointments with your physician and the lab. You should routinely check your blood pressure to see how enalapril is impacting you. To determine how well your body is responding to enalapril, your doctor may request specific lab tests.

No one else should take your medication. Any queries you may have regarding prescription refills should be directed to your chemist.

You should keep a written record of every medication you take, including any over-the-counter (OTC) items, prescription drugs, and dietary supplements like vitamins and minerals. This list should be brought with you whenever you see a doctor or are admitted to the hospital. You should always have this information with you in case of emergencies.

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