Medicine triggers hallucinations Dec 23, 2008
Like other blood pressure drugs in this class (Accupril, Altace, benazepril, captopril, enalapril, ramipril and quinapril), lisinopril can cause cough as an unpleasant and common complication. This kind of hacking cough won't go away with cough medicine. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Drug Combo for Hypertension May Be Safer Than Recommended Alternative Dec 5, 2008
Some 5,744 patients were assigned to take benazepril with amlodipine (the ACE inhibiter and a calcium-channel blocker combination), while 5,762 took benazepril with hydrochlorothiazide (an ACE inhibiter and a diuretic). Within six months, 73 percent of patients treated with either two-in-one pill were able to lower their blood pressure into a safe range, the researchers found. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
BP therapy can prevent heart attacks Dec 5, 2008
One group received a tablet containing benazepril, which is a type of drug called an ACE inhibitor, and amlodipine, which belongs to a class of drugs known as calcium channel blockers or CCBs. The other pill combined benazepril and hydrochloro-thiazide, a type of diuretic or water pill. (Times of India)
Blood Pressure Pill Combo More Effective Than Diuretics Dec 5, 2008
The patients took either a tablet containing benazepril (an ACE inhibitor) and amlodipine (a calcium channel blocker) or a tablet that contained benazepril and hydrochloro-thiazide, a type of diuretic (water pill). Both combination pills helped reduce blood pressure in more than 75 percent of patients, but those taking the first pill had 20 percent fewer cardiovascular events than those taking the other combination pill with the diuretic. (MEDLINEplus)
Benazepril plus Amlodipine or Hydrochlorothiazide for Hypertension in High-Risk Patients Dec 4, 2008
Methods In a randomized, double-blind trial, we assigned 11,506 patients with hypertension who were at high risk for cardiovascular events to receive treatment with either benazepril plus amlodipine or benazepril plus hydrochlorothiazide ... 3 mm Hg in the benazepril amlodipine group and 132 ... 4 mm Hg in the benazepril hydrochlorothiazide group. (New England Journal of Medicine)
US FDA approves Glenmark's metformin tablets May 30, 2008
The agency also approved Aurobindo Pharma Ltd's benazepril hydrochloride tablets to be sold in multiple strengths in the United States. It is used to treat high blood pressure. (Scientific American)
Two-drug Blood Pressure Therapy Dramatically Lowers Cardiovascular Risk Apr 2, 2008
One group received a tablet containing benazepril, which is a type of drug called an ACE inhibitor, and amlodipine, which belongs to a class of drugs known as calcium channel blockers or CCBs. The other pill combined benazepril and hydrochloro-thiazide, a type of diuretic or "water pill." The 20 percent reduction in cardiovascular events was observed with the ACE/CCB combination tablet ... All patients in the study received no more than 40 milligrams of benazepril in each dose; amlodipine doses... (Science Daily)
Blood Pressure Drugs Used In New Ways Apr 2, 2008
He led a study testing a single daily pill combining a diuretic and the ACE inhibitor benazepril versus a daily pill containing benazepril and a calcium channel blocker, amlodipine. ACE inhibitors dilate blood vessels to lower pressure. (Click2Houston, TX)
Combo Pill Cuts Blood Pressure and Heart Risks Apr 1, 2008
Both pills contained the ACE inhibitor benazepril, known by the brand name Lotensin. Lotrel combines benazepril with amlodipine besylate, the active ingredient in Pfizer Inc's calcium channel blocker Norvasc ... In the other, benazepril was combined with hydrochlorothiazide, a diuretic used to treat high blood pressure and fluid retention. (Newsmax)
Common pill combos pose risks Dec 19, 2007
Specifically ACE inhibitors, such as benazepril (Lotensin), or diuretics, such as furosemide (Lasix) or hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ). Possible conflict: Chronic use of NSAIDs, such as aspirin or ibuprofen. (MSNBC -- Health)
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Early Treatment With ACE Inhibitors Urged To Reduce Long-Term Dialysis Risk May 23, 2007
In the European cooperative study (supported by EU Community), 66 children and young adults with early-stage IgAN were randomly assigned to treatment with the ACE inhibitor benazepril or an inactive placebo ... Overall, the urine protein level remained stable and below the level considered harmful in about 40 percent of patients taking benazepril, compared to nine percent of the placebo group ... In the European cooperative study (supported by EU Community), 66 children and young adults with... (Science Daily)
Trial of Blood Pressure Drug Offers Hopeful Early Results May 23, 2007
Lotrel combines a calcium channel blocker, amlodipine besylate, with an ACE inhibitor, benazepril. In the trial, the drug was compared with a different combination medication that combined benazepril with a diuretic, which makes the body lose water. (MEDLINEplus)
To get blood pressure under control, combination of medicines may be best May 22, 2007
Both combinations contained a drug called benazepril, which belongs to a class of medicines known as ACE inhibitors. The other drug in one of the combinations is a diuretic called hydrochlorothiazide; in the other combination pill, its a drug called amlodipine, one of a class of medicines called calcium channel blockers. (EurekAlert!)
