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Lotensin Drug Center
Pharmacy Editor: Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD
Lotensin (benazepril hydrochloride) is an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor used to treat patients with hypertension. The drug is available in the generic form termed benazepril hydrochloride. Common side effects are dizziness, cough, nausea and drowsiness or lightheadedness; do not use when operating vehicles or machinery.
Lotensin is supplied as tablets containing strengths of 5, 10, 20, and 40 mg of benazepril hydrochloride for oral administration. The usual starting dose is 10 mg per day. Serious side effects include fainting, changes in urine output, blistering red skin rash, unusually tired, skin easily bruised or bleeds or the person may develop serious flu-like symptoms. Lotensin should not be used in pregnant females as it may damage the fetus. The drug has been found in breast milk so use in breast feeding women must be weighed against the possible harm to the infant. Lotensin is not recommended for children under 6 years old. However, doses of Lotensin between 0.1 and 0.6 mg/kg once daily have been studied, and doses greater than 0.1 mg/kg were shown to reduce blood pressure. Consequently, the recommended starting dose of Lotensin in children 6 years and older is 0.2 mg/kg once per day as monotherapy. Doses above 0.6 mg/kg have not been studied in children 6 years and older.
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Lotensin Prescribing Information: Indications & Dosage
Lotensin is indicated for the treatment of hypertension. It may be used alone or in combination with thiazide diuretics.
In using Lotensin, consideration should be given to the fact that another angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, captopril, has caused agranulocytosis, particularly in patients with renal impairment or collagen-vascular disease. Available data are insufficient to show that Lotensin does not have a similar risk (see WARNINGS).
Black patients receiving ACE inhibitors have been reported to have a higher incidence of angioedema compared to nonbl...
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What is Patient information?
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Lotensin Patient Information: Side Effects
Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; severe stomach pain; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:
- feeling light-headed, fainting;
- urinating more or less than usual, or not at all;
- fever, chills, body aches, flu symptoms;
- pale skin, easy bruising or bleeding;
- severe blistering, peeling, and red skin rash;
- tired feeling, muscle weakness, and pounding or une...
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What is Consumer information?
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Lotensin Consumer Information: Uses
Benazepril is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. Benazepril is an ACE inhibitor and works by relaxing blood vessels so that blood can flow more easily.
OTHER USES: This section contains uses of this drug that are not listed in the approved professional labeling for the drug but that may be prescribed by your health care professional. Use this drug for a condition that is listed in this section only if it has been so prescribed by your health care p...
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