If Lotrel is administered by a healthcare provider in a medical setting, it is unlikely that an overdose will occur. However, if overdose is suspected, seek emergency medical attention. When pregnancy is detected, discontinue Lotrel as soon as possible. Drugs that act directly on the renin-angiotensin system can cause injury and death to the developing fetus.
Lotrel treats high blood pressure. Can cause swelling of the hands, feet, ankles, or lower legs. Lotrel Overview Reviewed: July 28, Updated: August 21, This medication comes in capsule form and is taken once a day, with or without food. How was your experience with Lotrel? First, a little about yourself Male Female. What tips would you provide a friend before taking Lotrel? Choose one. Back Next. How well did Lotrel work for you? Did you experience many side effects while taking this drug?
How likely would you be to recommend Lotrel to a friend? Back Submit. Lotrel Cautionary Labels Back to Top. Uses of Lotrel Back to Top. Lotrel is a prescription medication used to treat blood pressure.
Manufacturer Back to Top. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. Generic Back to Top. Amlodipine and Benazepril For more information on this medication choose from the list of selections below. Lotrel Drug Class Back to Top. Lotrel is part of the drug class: ACE inhibitors and calcium channel blockers. Side Effects of Lotrel Back to Top.
Serious side effects have been reported with Lotrel. See the "Lotrel Precautions" section. Common side effects of Lotrel include the following: dizziness, fainting on standing up cough dry, nonproductive, mainly at night, continuing swelling of the feet, ankles, and hands This is not a complete list of Lotrel side effects.
Tell your doctor if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away. Lotrel Interactions Back to Top. Especially tell your doctor if you take: simvastatin a medicine used to control elevated cholesterol medicines for high blood pressure or heart failure water pills, extra potassium or a salt substitute lithium Eskalith, Lithobid potassium-containing medicines, potassium supplements or salt substitutes containing potassium cyclosporine, an immunosuppressant medicine used in transplanted patients to reduce the risk of organ rejection indomethacin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs NSAIDs , medicines used to relieve pain and inflammation insulin or oral antidiabetics, medicines that help a person with diabetes to control their level of glucose sugar in the blood gold for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis probenecid, a medicine used to treat gout and hyperuricemia medicines used to prevent and treat fungal skin infections e.
Lotrel Precautions Back to Top. Appropriate studies have not been performed on the relationship of age to the effects of amlodipine and benazepril combination in the pediatric population. Safety and efficacy have not been established. Appropriate studies performed to date have not demonstrated geriatric-specific problems that would limit the usefulness of amlodipine and benazepril combination in the elderly.
However, elderly patients are more sensitive to the effects of this medicine than younger adults, which may require an adjustment in the dose for patients receiving amlodipine and benazepril combination. There are no adequate studies in women for determining infant risk when using this medication during breastfeeding. Weigh the potential benefits against the potential risks before taking this medication while breastfeeding.
Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking this medicine, it is especially important that your healthcare professional know if you are taking any of the medicines listed below.
The following interactions have been selected on the basis of their potential significance and are not necessarily all-inclusive. Using this medicine with any of the following medicines is not recommended. Your doctor may decide not to treat you with this medication or change some of the other medicines you take. Using this medicine with any of the following medicines is usually not recommended, but may be required in some cases. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines.
Using this medicine with any of the following medicines may cause an increased risk of certain side effects, but using both drugs may be the best treatment for you. Certain medicines should not be used at or around the time of eating food or eating certain types of food since interactions may occur. Using alcohol or tobacco with certain medicines may also cause interactions to occur. Discuss with your healthcare professional the use of your medicine with food, alcohol, or tobacco.
The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of this medicine. Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:. In addition to the use of this medicine, treatment for your high blood pressure may include weight control and changes in the types of foods you eat, especially foods high in sodium salt.
Your doctor will tell you which of these are most important for you. You should check with your doctor before changing your diet. It is very important that you take your medicine exactly as directed and that you keep your appointments with your doctor even if you feel well. Remember that this medicine will not cure your high blood pressure, but it does help control it. Therefore, you must continue to take it as directed if you expect to lower your blood pressure and keep it down.
You might have to take high blood pressure medicine for the rest of your life. If high blood pressure is not treated, it can cause serious problems such as heart failure, blood vessel disease, strokes, or kidney disease. This medicine comes with a patient information insert. Read and follow these instructions carefully. Ask your doctor if you have any questions. The dose of this medicine will be different for different patients.
Follow your doctor's orders or the directions on the label. The following information includes only the average doses of this medicine. If your dose is different, do not change it unless your doctor tells you to do so. The amount of medicine that you take depends on the strength of the medicine. Also, the number of doses you take each day, the time allowed between doses, and the length of time you take the medicine depend on the medical problem for which you are using the medicine.
You should bring this list with you each time you visit a doctor or if you are admitted to a hospital. It is also important information to carry with you in case of emergencies. Generic alternatives may be available. Amlodipine and Benazepril pronounced as am loe' di peen ben ay' ze pril. Why is this medication prescribed? How should this medicine be used?
Other uses for this medicine What special precautions should I follow? What special dietary instructions should I follow? What should I do if I forget a dose? What side effects can this medication cause? What should I know about storage and disposal of this medication? Brand names. Other uses for this medicine. What special precautions should I follow?
Before taking amlodipine and benazepril, tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to amlodipine Norvasc, in Caduet, others , benazepril Lotensin , captopril Capoten , enalapril Vasotec, in Vaseretic , fosinopril, lisinopril Prinivil, Zestril , moexipril Univasc , perindopril Aceon , quinapril Accupril , ramipril Altace , trandolapril Mavik , any other medications, or or any of the ingredients in amlodipine and benazepril capsules.
Ask your pharmacist for a list of the ingredients. Your doctor will probably tell you not to take amlodipine and benazepril, if you are also taking valsartan and sacubitril. Your doctor will probably tell you not to take amlodipine and benazepril if you have diabetes and you are also taking aliskiren. Be sure to mention any of the following: diuretics 'water pills' , lithium Lithobid , and potassium supplements.
Your doctor may need to change the doses of your medications or monitor you carefully for side effects. Amlodipine and benazepril may cause side effects. Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away: cough headache dizziness swelling of the hands, feet, ankles, or lower legs Some side effects can be serious.
If you experience any of these symptoms, call your doctor immediately or get emergency medical treatment: swelling of the face, throat, tongue, lips, or eyes hoarseness difficulty swallowing or breathing fainting severe skin rash yellowing of the skin or eyes more frequent or more severe chest pain Amlodipine and benazepril may cause other side effects.
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