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Treats high blood pressure (hypertension). This medicine is an ACE inhibitor.
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Enalaprilat
Uses
Treats high blood pressure (hypertension). This medicine is an ACE inhibitor.
How To Use
- APPEARANCE: Injectable.
Your doctor will prescribe your exact dose and tell you how often it should be given.
- This medicine is given through a needle placed in one of your veins.
A nurse or other trained health professional will give you this medicine.
Side Effects
- Call your doctor right away if you notice any of these side effects:
Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in your face or hands, swelling or tingling in your mouth or throat, chest tightness, trouble breathing.
Blistering, peeling red skin rash, itching, or loss of hair.
Chest pain, uneven heartbeat, fast or slow heartbeat.
Decrease in how much or how often you urinate.
Lightheadedness or fainting.
Numbness or tingling in your hands, arms, legs, or feet, or muscle cramps.
Problems with walking or dizziness.
Trouble breathing or catching your breath.
Yellowing of your skin or the whites of your eyes.
Unusual bleeding, bruising, weakness, coughing up blood, or bloody, black tarry stools.
Precautions
- You should not use this medicine if you have had an allergic reaction to enalaprilat or to any ACE inhibitors such as Accupril®, Altace®, or Lotensin®.
- You should not use this medicine if you have a condition called hereditary angioedema.
- You should not use this medicine if you are pregnant.
Drug Interactions
- Using this medicine while you are pregnant can harm your unborn baby.
- Use an effective form of birth control to keep from getting pregnant.
- If you think you have become pregnant while using the medicine, tell your doctor right away.
Make sure your doctor knows if you are breast feeding.
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Make sure your doctor knows if you have diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, or if you are on dialysis.
Tell your doctor if you have a collagen vascular disease such as lupus or arthritis.
This medicine lowers the number of some types of blood cells in your body.
- Because of this, you may bleed or get infections more easily.
- To help with these problems, avoid being near people who are sick or have infections.
- Wash your hands often.
- Stay away from rough sports or other situations where you could be bruised, cut, or injured.
- Brush and floss your teeth gently.
- Be careful when using sharp objects, including razors and fingernail clippers.
This medicine may make your skin more sensitive to sunlight.
- Use a sunscreen when you are outdoors.
- Avoid sunlamps and tanning beds.
Make sure any doctor or dentist who treats you knows that you are using this medicine.
- You may need to stop using this medicine several days before having surgery or medical tests.
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CONDITIONS OF USE: The information in this database is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgement of healthcare professionals. The information is not intended to cover all possible uses, directions, precautions, drug interactions or adverse effects, nor should it be construed to indicate that use of a particular drug is safe, appropriate or effective for you or anyone else. A healthcare professional should be consulted before taking any drug, changing any diet or commencing or discontinuing any course of treatment.
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