Racard 2.5 mg (Tablet)

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Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Ramipril
Company Pacific pharmaceuticals ltd
Also available as
Racard 125 mg tablet Racard 5 mg tablet

Title and Categories

  • Racard ACE Inhibitor
  • Medicine
  • Pharmaceutical Product
  • Hypertension Treatment

Dimensions

N/A

Color Options

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Functions

  • Lowers Blood Pressure
  • Manages Hypertension
  • Treats Congestive Heart Failure
  • Reduces Risk of Stroke and Myocardial Infarction
  • Prevents Major Cardiovascular Events
  • Long-acting Antihypertensive
  • Effective in Heart Failure Management
  • Reduces Vasopressor Activity
  • Decreases Aldosterone Secretion
  • Well Tolerated for Long-term Therapy
  • Swallowable Tablets
  • Absorption Not Affected by Food
  • Prevents Angiotensin I Conversion to Angiotensin II

Materials

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Technical Specifications

  • Dosage: 1.25-20 mg daily
  • Dosage Adjustment based on Patient Tolerance and Response
  • Initial Dose for Hypertension: 1.25-2.5 mg once daily
  • Initial Dose for Heart Failure: 2.5 mg twice daily
  • Dose Titration for Heart Failure: Target 5 mg twice daily
  • Dosage for Renal Impairment: 1.25-5 mg daily
  • Dosage for Prevention of Major Cardiovascular Events: 2.5-10 mg daily
  • Avoid Concomitant Use with Diuretics, Lithium, NSAIDs, Alcohol
  • Contraindications for Use in Pregnancy, Angioedema, Hypotensive States, Renal Impairment, and Concomitant Medications

Design Elements

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Usability Features

  • Tablets must not be chewed or crushed
  • Can be taken before, during, or after a meal
  • Use with Sufficient Amounts of Liquid
  • Well Tolerated with Common Side Effects like Dizziness, Headache, Fatigue, and Asthenia
  • Rare Side Effects including Angioneurotic Edema, Anaphylactic Reactions, and Hyperkalemia

Interactions

  • Serious Hypotension with Concomitant Diuretics
  • Hyperlakemia with Potassium Sparing Diuretics
  • Increased Serum Lithium Concentration with Concomitant Lithium Therapy
  • Reduced Antihypertensive Effect with NSAIDs
  • Avoid Driving and Operating Machinery with Reduced BP and Alcohol

Indications

  • Treats Hypertension
  • Manages Congestive Heart Failure
  • Post-myocardial Infarction Heart Failure Treatment
  • Treatment for Non-diabetic or Diabetic Overt Glomerular or Incipient Nephropathy
  • Reduction of Cardiovascular Risk in High-risk Patients

Dosage

  • Individualized Dosage Adjustment
  • Initial Dose for Hypertension: 1.25-2.5 mg once daily
  • Maintenance Dosage for Hypertension: 2.5-20 mg daily
  • Initial Dose for Heart Failure after Myocardial Infarction: 2.5 mg twice daily
  • Titration for Heart Failure: Target 5 mg twice daily
  • Dosage for Prevention of Major Cardiovascular Events: 2.5-10 mg daily
  • Special Dosage for Renal Impairment

Mode of Action

  • Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitor
  • Decreased Plasma Angiotensin II Levels
  • Decreased Vasopressor Activity and Aldosterone Secretion

Contraindications

  • Hypersensitivity to Ramipril or ACE Inhibitors
  • History of Angioedema
  • Concomitant Use with Sacubitril/Valsartan Therapy
  • Haemodynamically Relevant Renal Artery Stenosis
  • Hypotensive or Haemodynamically Unstable States
  • Concomitant Use with Aliskiren-containing Medicines or Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists (AIIRAs)
  • During Pregnancy

Side Effects

  • Common: Dizziness, Headache, Fatigue, Asthenia
  • Less Frequent: Symptomatic Hypotension, Cough, Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhoea, Rash, Urticaria, Oliguria, Anxiety, Amnesia
  • Rare: Angioneurotic Oedema, Anaphylactic Reactions, Hyperkalaemia

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • Contraindicated during Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Exclusion before Treatment
  • Avoid Pregnancy during ACE Inhibitor Treatment
  • Not Recommended during Breastfeeding

Precautions & Warnings

  • Caution in Impaired Renal Function, Hyperkalaemia, Hypotension, and Impaired Hepatic Function

Use in Special Populations

  • Elderly: Consider Reduced Initial Dose
  • Hepatic Impairment: Initiate Treatment under Close Medical Supervision
  • Renal Impairment: Initial Daily Dose Consideration
  • Patients Pretreated with Diuretics: Consideration for Discontinuation or Reduction of Diuretic Dose

Overdose Effects

  • Symptoms: Hypotension, Shock, Bradycardia, Electrolyte Disturbances, Renal Failure
  • Management: Detoxifcation by Gastric Lavage, Administration of adsorbents, Sodium Sulfate, Alpha1-adrenergic Agonists, Volume and Salt Substitution

Therapeutic Class

  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors

Storage Conditions

  • Store at 30°C or below
  • Protect from Light
  • Keep out of reach of Children
  • Do not use after Expiry Date
  • Dispensed only on Prescription of a Registered Physician

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