- Indications of Benazepril
- Side effects of Benazepril
- Contraindications for Benazepril
- How to use Benazepril
Benazepril is a medicine known commercially as Lotensin.
This medication for oral use is an antihypertensive and vasodilator, which facilitates blood circulation because it acts by decreasing the pressure in the blood vessels.
Indications of Benazepril
Arterial hypertension; cardiac insufficiency.
Side effects of Benazepril
Headache; fatigue; nausea; dizziness; fainting due to pressure drop; cough; somnolence.
Contraindications for Benazepril
Pregnancy risk C; lactating women.
How to use Benazepril
Oral use
Take the medicine before or after meals.
Adults
Hypertension: Start treatment with 10 mg, in a daily dose, and progressively increase to 20 to 40 mg, in a single daily dose or divided into two equal doses.
