Enaril 5 mg (Tablet)

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Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Enalapril maleate
Company Beximco pharmaceuticals ltd

Product Title

  • Enaril Tablet

Category

  • Medicine
  • Health & Wellness

Description

  • Enaril is used for the treatment of essential hypertension, renovascular hypertension, heart failure, angina, diabetic nephropathy, and Raynaud's disease.

Dosage Form

  • Tablet

Manufacturer

  • Abbott

Packaging Type

  • Bottle
  • Blister Pack

Pack Size

  • 30 Tablets
  • 60 Tablets

Active Ingredient

  • Enalapril Maleate

Strength

  • 5 mg
  • 10 mg
  • 20 mg
  • 40 mg

Color

  • White

Shape

  • Round

Dimensions

  • 8mm diameter

Prescription Required

  • Yes

Administration Route

  • Oral

Pharmacological Action

  • Inhibition of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE)

Maximum Daily Dose

  • 40 mg

Interaction with Other Medications

  • β blockers
  • Methyldopa
  • Calcium antagonists
  • Diuretics
  • Propranolol
  • Lithium

Contraindications

  • Aortic stenosis
  • Renovascular disease
  • Severe resistant hypertension
  • Peripheral vascular disease
  • Generalized atherosclerosis

Common Side Effects

  • Dizziness
  • Headache
  • Fatigue
  • Asthenia
  • Hypotension
  • Orthostatic hypotension
  • Syncope
  • Nausea
  • Diarrhoea
  • Muscle cramps
  • Rash
  • Cough

Less Common Side Effects

  • Renal dysfunction
  • Renal failure
  • Oliguria
  • Angioedema
  • Hyperkalemia
  • Hyponatremia

Pregnancy Category

  • Category D - Contraindicated

Lactation

  • Trace amounts excreted in human milk

Precautions

  • Renal function assessment
  • Regular WBC counts in patients with collagen vascular diseases
  • Immunosuppressive therapy caution
  • Depletion-prone patients
  • Pregnancy

Use in the Elderly

  • Starting dose of 2.5 mg
  • Effective in hypertension treatment
  • Titration as per blood pressure control

Overdose Symptoms

  • Lightheadedness
  • Dizziness
  • Fainting
  • Decrease in urine output
  • Drowsiness
  • Headache
  • Back pain
  • Slow or irregular heartbeat

Overdose Management

  • Intravenous fluids
  • Medications to increase blood pressure
  • Closely monitoring the heart and lungs

Therapeutic Class

  • Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors

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