enalapril
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- noun
- /ˌɛnəˈlæprɪl/
- Specialized
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enalapril
- When compared with enalapril, omapatrilat given twice daily might have produced effects that were meaningfully greater than those actually observed in the OVERTURE trial.
- enalapril given twice
- enalapril 5 mg
Examples
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Aspirin 7 days prior to surgery and Tab. Enalapril 72 hours prior to surgery.
Academic text (2007) -
Life-threatening angioedema was more common with omapatrilat than enalapril, but the risk of serious angioedema was not increased by sacubitril-valsartan, and cough was less common with this treatment than with enalapril.
Academic text (2016) -
It is noteworthy that enalapril (10 mg twice daily) was given to patients as the comparator drug in the OVERTURE trial.
Academic text (2016) -
Life-threatening angioedema was more common with omapatrilat than enalapril, but the risk of serious angioedema was not increased by sacubitril-valsartan, and cough was less common with this treatment than with enalapril.
Academic text (2016) -
Enalapril 5 mg once daily at night, Inj. Metoclopramide 1 ampoule IV stat and on an SOS basis, and IV fluids.
Academic text (2007) -
A second small trial (CONSENSUS) 101 in patients with class IV heart failure specified a target dose of enalapril 20 mg twice daily, but this dose was poorly tolerated, was achieved in less than a quarter of randomly assigned patients, and was administered for only 6 months.
Academic text (2016) -
Omapatrilat reduced the risk of cardiovascular death and admission to hospital for the treatment of heart failure by approximately 10% when compared with enalapril, but the evidence from both the IMPRESS and OVERTURE trials suggested that omapatrilat, when given once daily, did not exert pharmacological effects that exceeded those of enalapril given twice daily over a full 24 hours.
Academic text (2016) -
Omapatrilat reduced the risk of cardiovascular death and admission to hospital for the treatment of heart failure by approximately 10% when compared with enalapril, but the evidence from both the IMPRESS and OVERTURE trials suggested that omapatrilat, when given once daily, did not exert pharmacological effects that exceeded those of enalapril given twice daily over a full 24 hours.
Academic text (2016) -
Of note, large differences in the dosage of ACE inhibitors do not result in meaningful differences in mortality, indicating that doses of enalapril greater than 10 mg twice a day are unlikely to exert incremental effects on survival.
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Many doctors prescribe enalapril to help patients control their high blood pressure.
Synonyms
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A medicine that lowers blood pressure by blocking a body chemical that narrows blood vessels
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A brand name for enalapril, a medicine that lowers blood pressure and helps the heart by relaxing blood vessels
A medicine that lowers high blood pressure
A medicine that lowers high blood pressure
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word enalapril follows a common drug-naming pattern: the ending -pril marks it as an ACE inhibitor, a 'medicine that lowers blood pressure', and the first part ena- comes from its chemical name. So enalapril's name tells you it is used to treat high blood pressure.