Enalapril

Breastfeeding
  • TRADE NAMES: Amprace; Apo-Enalapril; Enaladil; Enapren; Glioten; Innovace (Merck Sharpe & Dohme); Lexxel (AstraZeneca); Pres; Renitec; Reniten; Teczem (Sanofi-Aventis); Vaseretic (Valeant); Vasotec (Valeant); Xanef
  • INDICATIONS: Hypertension, symptomatic congestive heart failure, asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction
  • CLASS: Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, Antihypertensive, Vasodilator
  • HALF-LIFE: 11 hours
CLINICALLY IMPORTANT, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS INTERACTIONS WITH:

Alcohol, Aldesleukin, Allopurinol, Alpha blockers, Alprostadil, Amifostine, Amiloride, Angiotensin II receptor antagonists, Antacids, Antidiabetics, Antihypertensives, Antipsychotics, Anxiolytics and hypnotics, Aprotinin, Azathioprine, Baclofen, Beta blockers, Calcium channel blockers, Clonidine, Conivaptan, Corticosteroids, Cyclosporine, CYP3A4 inducers, Deferasirox, Diazoxide, Diuretics, Eplerenone, Estrogens, Everolimus, General anesthetics, Gold & Gold Compounds, Grapefruit Juice, Heparins, Hydralazine, Hypotensives, Insulin, Levodopa, Lithium, MAO inhibitors, Metformin, Methyldopa, Methylphenidate, Minoxidil, Moxisylyte, Moxonidine, Nitrates, Nitroprusside, NSAIDs, Pentoxifylline, Phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors, Potassium salts, Prostacyclin analogues, Quinine, Rituximab, Salicylates, Sirolimus, Spironolactone, Sulfonylureas, Tadalafil, Temsirolimus, Tizanidine, Tolvaptan, Triamterene, Trimethoprim

PREGNANCY CATEGORY: D
category C in first trimester; category D in second and third trimesters

NOTE

Lexxel is enalapril and felodipine; Teczem is enalapril and diltiazem; Vaseretic is enalapril and hydrochlorothiazide.

Hydrochlorothiazide is a sulfonamide and can be absorbed systemically. Sulfonamides can produce severe, possibly fatal, reactions such as toxic epidermal necrolysis and Stevens-Johnson syndrome.

Contra-indicated in patients with a history of angioedema with or without previous ACE inhibitor treatment.

BLACK BOX WARNING
FETAL TOXICITY

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SKIN.
HAIR.
NAILS.
MUCOSAL.
CARDIOVASCULAR.
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.
ENDOCRINE/METABOLIC.
GASTROINTESTINAL/HEPATIC.
GENITOURINARY.
NEUROMUSCULAR/SKELETAL.
RENAL.
RESPIRATORY.
OTHER.


Page last updated 07/31/2023

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Incidence info

  • <1%
  • 1-5%
  • 5-10%
  • 10-15%
  • 15-20%
  • 20-30%
  • >30%

Seriousness info

  • Hospitalization possible
  • Life threatening
  • Fatal

Warnings in other populations info

  • Breast feeding
  • Geriatric
  • Pediatric
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