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Lotensin Hct Drug Center
Medical Editor: John P. Cunha, DO, FACOEP
Lotensin HCT (benazepril hydrochloride and hydrochlorothiazide USP) is used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure). It is a combination of benazepril, an ACE (angiotensin converting enzyme) inhibitor, and hydrochlorothiazide, a thiazide diuretic (water pill). This medication is available in generic form. Common side effects include dizziness, light-headedness, drowsiness, headache, fatigue, blurred vision, dry cough, or vomiting as your body adjusts to the medication.
The recommended dosage of Lotensin HCT ranges between 5 mg/6.25 mg (benazepril/hydrochlorothiazide) and 20 mg/25 mg once a day. Dosage may be increased or decreased based on the patient's response. Lotensin HCT may interact with other diuretics (water pills) or blood pressure medications, gold injections for arthritis, lithium, digoxin, cholestyramine, colestipol, steroids, NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), or insulin or oral diabetes medicine. Tell your doctor all medications you use. Lotensin HCT is not recommended during pregnancy due to the risk for harm to a fetus. A small amount of this drug passes into breast milk. While there have been no reports of harm to nursing infants, consult your doctor before breast-feeding.
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Lotensin Hct Prescribing Information: Indications & Dosage
Lotensin HCT is indicated for the treatment of hypertension.
This fixed combination drug is not indicated for the initial therapy of hypertension (see DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION).
In using Lotensin HCT, 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 benazepril does not have a similar risk (see WARNINGS, Neutropenia/ Agranulocytosis).
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Lotensin Hct 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:
- high potassium (slow heart rate, weak pulse, muscle weakness, tingly feeling);
- low potassium (confusion, uneven heart rate, extreme thirst, increased urination, leg discomfort, muscle weakness or limp feeling);
- dry mouth, thirst, nausea, vomiting;
- feeling weak, drowsy, restless, or ...
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Lotensin Hct Consumer Information: Uses
This medication is a combination of two drugs, an ACE inhibitor (benazepril) and a "water pill"/diuretic (hydrochlorothiazide). It is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). Benazepril works by relaxing blood vessels, causing them to widen. The hydrochlorothiazide diuretic increases the amount of urine you make, therefore decreasing excess water and salt in your body. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems.
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