Angiotensin 20 mg Lisinopril 30 tablet

Lisinopril Information

What is this drug used for?

• It is used to treat high blood pressure.

• It is used to help heart function after a heart attack.

• It is used to treat heart failure (weak heart).

• It may be given to you for other reasons. Talk with the doctor.

Frequently reported side effects of this drug

• Headache

Other side effects of this drug: Talk with your doctor right away if you have any of these signs of:

• Kidney problems like unable to pass urine, blood in the urine, change in amount of urine passed, or weight gain.

• Liver problems like dark urine, fatigue, lack of appetite, nausea, abdominal pain, light-colored stools, vomiting, or yellow skin.

• High potassium like abnormal heartbeat, confusion, dizziness, passing out, weakness, shortness of breath, numbness or tingling feeling.

• Infection

• Severe dizziness

• Passing out

• Persistent cough

• Severe abdominal pain

• Severe nausea

• Vomiting

• Chest pain

• Signs of a significant reaction like wheezing; chest tightness; fever; itching; bad cough; blue skin color; seizures; or swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Medication Safety Issues
Sound-alike/look-alike issues:

Lisinopril may be confused with fosinopril, Lioresal, Lipitor, RisperDAL

Prinivil may be confused with Plendil, Pravachol, Prevacid, PriLOSEC, Proventil

Zestril may be confused with Desyrel, Restoril, Vistaril, Zegerid, Zerit, Zetia, Zostrix, ZyPREXA

International issues:

Acepril [Malaysia] may be confused with Accupril which is a brand name for quinapril [US]

Acepril: Brand name for lisinopril [Malaysia], but also the brand name for captopril [Great Britain]; enalapril [Hungary, Switzerland]

Storage and Stability

Oral solution: Store at 20°C to 25°C (68°F to 77°F). Protect from freezing and excessive heat.

Tablet: Store at 15°C to 30°C (59°F to 86°F). Protect from moisture.

Adverse Reactions

Cardiovascular: Chest pain, flushing, hypotension, orthostatic effect, syncope, vasculitis

Central nervous system: Altered sense of smell, dizziness, fatigue, headache, paresthesia, vertigo

Dermatologic: Alopecia, diaphoresis, erythema, pruritus, skin photosensitivity, skin rash, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, urticaria

Endocrine & metabolic: Diabetes mellitus, gout, hyperkalemia, SIADH

Gastrointestinal: Constipation, diarrhea, dysgeusia, flatulence, pancreatitis, xerostomia

Genitourinary: Impotence

Hematologic & oncologic: Bone marrow depression, decreased hematocrit, decreased hemoglobin, eosinophilia, hemolytic anemia, increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate, leukocytosis, leukopenia, neutropenia, positive ANA titer, thrombocytopenia (mean decrease of 0.4 mg/dL)

Hepatic: Increased liver enzymes, increased serum bilirubin

Neuromuscular & skeletal: Arthralgia, arthritis, myalgia, weakness

Ophthalmic: Blurred vision, diplopia, photophobia, vision loss

Otic: Tinnitus

Renal: Increased blood urea nitrogen (transient), increased serum creatinine (transient), renal insufficiency (in patients with acute myocardial infarction)

Respiratory: Cough

Rare but important or life-threatening: Acute renal failure, confusion, cutaneous pseudolymphoma, dehydration, fever, hallucination, hypoglycemia (diabetic patients on oral antidiabetic agents or insulin), hyponatremia, mood changes (including depressive symptoms), psoriasis, visual hallucination