Benazepril plus Amlodipine or Hydrochlorothiazide for Hypertension Mar 12, 2009
In the study, they reported that the use of combined therapy with an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, benazepril, plus a calcium-channel blocker, amlodipine, was superior to that of benazepril plus a thiazide diuretic, hydrochlorothiazide, in reducing cardiovascular events. However, an analysis that is based on potassium levels or the presence of hypokalemia may explain differences between the two study groups. (New England Journal of Medicine)
ETHEX Corporation Issues Nationwide Voluntary Recall of Products Feb 8, 2009
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Blood Pressure Pill Combo More Effective Than Diuretics Feb 7, 2009
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)
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!)
