perindopril (ACEON)

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benazepril (ETHEX, LOTENSIN); benazepril and hydrochlorothiazide (LOTENSIN HCT); captopril (CAPOTEN); captopril and hydrochlorothiazide (CAPOZIDE); enalapril (VASOTEC); enalapril and hydrochlorothiazide (VASERETIC); fosinopril (MONOPRIL); lisinopril (PRINIVIL, ZESTRIL); lisinopril and hydrochlorothiazide (PRINZIDE, ZESTORETIC); moexipril (UNIVASC); perindopril (ACEON); quinapril (ACCUPRIL); ramipril (ALTACE); trandolapril (MAVIK)

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High Blood Pressure [hide all summaries]
A study of nutritional therapy showed that over one-third of people who previously needed drug treatment for high blood pressure were able to adequately control their blood pressure with nutritional therapy alone.Several factors should be taken into account when considering whether your high blood pressure should be treated. One is the benefits of the treatment for your blood pressure, which vary significantly depending on how high it is, your age, and whether you have other risk factors such as high cholesterol or are a smoker or a diabetic, and whether you have had a heart attack, heart failure, a stroke, or have kidney damage. The other consideration is the risks or the adverse effects of the treatment, which will vary depending on what is being considered.

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Lithium Toxicity Due to Drug Interactions [hide all summaries]
(January 2010)
This article lists a large number of drugs, used to treat high blood pressure and other carediovascular disease, that can interact harmfully with lithium (ESKALITH; LITHOBID; LITHONATE;generic lithium carbonate), drugs used to treat bipolar (manic/depressive) disorder. This may result in a dangerous condition known as lithium toxicity because these drugs stop the body from getting rid of lithium and lithium blood levels are increased; in severe cases, this can cause seizures, coma and even death. The article also lists other symptoms of lithium toxicity.
Medications and the Perils of Too Little Sodium in the Blood [hide all summaries]
(July 2008)
Low levels of sodium in the blood are one of the most common laboratory abnormalities and the consequences range from mild and non-specific to life-threatening. The article discusses the symptoms of low blood sodium and lists 53 prescription drugs that can cause it. We urge that both patients and health professionals be alert for symptoms that may signal the onset of hyponatremia if the patient is predisposed to this disorder as a result of their drug therapy or diseases.
FDA Public Health Advisory: Birth Defects with High Blood Pressure-Lowering Drugs Containing Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors [hide all summaries]
(August 2006)
Because of the risk of birth defects, you should contact your physician immediately if you are pregnant and are taking either an ACE or ARB inhibitor at any stage in pregnancy. DO NOT discontinue a blood pressure-lowering drug without first consulting the prescriber.

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