benazepril

Brand names: Benazepril Hydrochloride

# Benazepril: What You Need to Know Benazepril is a medicine used to treat high blood pressure. It works by relaxing blood vessels, which helps your heart pump blood more easily throughout your body. When your blood pressure is lower, your heart doesn't have to work as hard, and it reduces your risk of having a heart attack or stroke. Your doctor might prescribe benazepril if your blood pressure is too high and needs to come down. Before taking benazepril, it's important to know some safety information. Tell your doctor about all the other medicines you take, because benazepril can interact with drugs like diuretics (water pills), diabetes medicines, and NSAIDs (pain relievers like ibuprofen). These combinations could cause problems like dizziness, low blood pressure, or kidney issues. Also, do not take this medicine if you are pregnant, and let your doctor know right away if you experience swelling of your face, lips, or throat, as this could be a serious allergic reaction. Taking benazepril exactly as your doctor prescribes will help keep your blood pressure under control safely.

Known Interactions

7 DRUG INTERACTIONS • Diuretics: Excessive drop in blood pressure ( 7.1 ) • Antidiabetics: Increased risk of hypoglycaemia ( 7.2 ) • NSAIDS: Increased risk of renal impairment and loss of antihypertensive efficacy ( 7.3 ) • Dual inhibition of the renin-angiotensin system: Increased risk of renal impairment, hypotension and hyperkalemia ( 7.4 ) • Lithium: Symptoms of lithium toxicity ( 7.6 ) • Neprilysin Inhibitor: Increased risk of angioedema ( Error! Hyperlink reference not valid. ) • Gold: Nitritoid reactions ( 7.8 ) 7.1 Diuretics Hypotension Patients on diuretics, especially those in whom diuretic therapy was recently instituted, may occasionally experience an excessive reduction of blood pressure after initiation of therapy with benazepril hydrochloride. The possibility of hypotensive effects with benazepril hydrochloride can be minimized by either discontinuing or decreasing the dose of diuretic prior to initiation of treatment with benazepril hydrochloride [see Dosage and Adminis

Source: FDA-approved drug labeling via openFDA

Most Reported Side Effects (FAERS)

  • NAUSEA1,064 reports
  • FATIGUE948 reports
  • DRUG INEFFECTIVE928 reports
  • DIZZINESS879 reports
  • DIARRHOEA825 reports
  • DYSPNOEA806 reports
  • HEADACHE768 reports
  • PAIN758 reports
  • ASTHENIA662 reports
  • MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION662 reports

Source: FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS). Voluntary reports do not establish causation.

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