Benazepril Hydrochlorothiazide

Benazepril Hydrochlorothiazide Brand Name– Lotensin HCT

What is Benazepril Hydrochlorothiazide

Benazepril and hydrochlorothiazide are used together in an oral preparation to treat hypertension.

These ingredients have additive hypotensive activity. Hydrochlorothiazide is a thiazide diuretic.

Benazepril is an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor.

Benazepril can counteract the hypokalemia caused by hydrochlorothiazide. Benazepril is a prodrug that is hydrolyzed by esterases to the active metabolite benazeprilat, whose long duration of action makes benazepril suitable for once daily dosing.

Pharmacodynamically, benazepril most closely resembles fosinopril, quinapril, and ramipril. Neither benazepril nor benazeprilat contain a sulfhydryl group, which has implications regarding the drug’s adverse reactions profile.

Although benazepril monotherapy is less effective in black hypertensive patients (a low-renin hypertensive population), efficacy with benazepril; hydrochlorothiazide (Lotensin HCT®) appears to be independent of race.

Lotensin HCT® was granted FDA approval for the treatment of hypertension on May 19, 1992.

Generic benazepril hydrochlorothiazide was approved in February 2004.

Indications

  • hypertension

Side Effects

  1. abdominal pain
  2. agranulocytosis
  3. alopecia
  4. anaphylactoid reactions
  5. angioedema
  6. anorexia
  7. anuria
  8. aplastic anemia
  9. arthralgia
  10. asthenia
  11. azotemia
  12. back pain
  13. blurred vision
  14. bronchospasm
  15. chest pain (unspecified)
  16. chills
  17. constipation
  18. cough
  19. diaphoresis
  20. diarrhea
  21. dizziness
  22. drowsiness
  23. dysgeusia
  24. dyspepsia
  25. dyspnea
  26. elevated hepatic enzymes
  27. epistaxis
  28. exfoliative dermatitis
  29. fatigue
  30. fever
  31. flatulence
  32. flushing
  33. gout
  34. headache
  35. hemolytic anemia
  36. hepatic failure
  37. hepatic necrosis
  38. hepatitis
  39. hyperbilirubinemia
  40. hypercalcemia
  41. hypercholesterolemia
  42. hyperglycemia
  43. hyperkalemia
  44. hypertonia
  45. hypertriglyceridemia
  46. hyperuricemia
  47. hypoesthesia
  48. hypokalemia
  49. hypomagnesemia
  50. hypotension
  51. hypovolemia
  52. impotence (erectile dysfunction)
  53. increased urinary frequency
  54. infection
  55. influenza
  56. insomnia
  57. jaundice
  58. leukopenia
  59. libido decrease
  60. myalgia
  61. myopia
  62. nausea
  63. nephrolithiasis
  64. neutropenia
  65. ocular hypertension
  66. oliguria
  67. palpitations
  68. pancreatitis
  69. pancytopenia
  70. paresthesias
  71. pemphigus
  72. photosensitivity
  73. pneumonitis
  74. pruritus
  75. rash
  76. renal failure (unspecified)
  77. rhinitis
  78. sialadenitis
  79. sinus tachycardia
  80. sinusitis
  81. Stevens-Johnson syndrome
  82. syncope
  83. teratogenesis
  84. thrombocytopenia
  85. tinnitus
  86. toxic epidermal necrolysis
  87. vertigo
  88. visual impairment
  89. vomiting
  90. xanthopsia
  91. xerostomia

Monitoring Parameters

  • blood glucose
  • blood pressure
  • serum creatinine/BUN
  • serum electrolytes
  • serum uric acid

Contraindications

  • ACE-inhibitor induced angioedema
  • Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE inhibitors) hypersensitivity
  • anuria
  • asthma
  • atopy
  • autoimmune disease
  • Black patients
  • bone marrow suppression
  • breast-feeding
  • cerebrovascular disease
  • children
  • collagen-vascular disease
  • coronary artery disease
  • diabetes mellitus
  • dialysis
  • electrolyte imbalance
  • geriatric
  • gout
  • heart failure
  • hepatic disease
  • hereditary angioedema
  • history of angioedema
  • hymenoptera venom (insect sting) allergy desensitization
  • hyperglycemia
  • hyperkalemia
  • hyperuricemia
  • hypocalcemia
  • hypokalemia
  • hypomagnesemia
  • hyponatremia
  • hypotension
  • hypovolemia
  • immunosuppression
  • low-density lipoprotein apheresis
  • orthostatic hypotension
  • pancreatitis
  • penicillin hypersensitivity
  • pregnancy
  • renal artery stenosis
  • renal disease
  • renal failure
  • renal impairment
  • scleroderma
  • sulfonamide hypersensitivity
  • sunlight (UV) exposure
  • surgery
  • sympathectomy
  • syncope
  • systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
  • thiazide diuretic hypersensitivity

Interactions

  • Acarbose
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  • Acetaminophen; Caffeine; Dihydrocodeine
  • Acetaminophen; Chlorpheniramine; Dextromethorphan; Phenylephrine
  • Acetaminophen; Chlorpheniramine; Dextromethorphan; Pseudoephedrine
  • Acetaminophen; Chlorpheniramine; Phenylephrine; Phenyltoloxamine
  • Acetaminophen; Codeine
  • Acetaminophen; Dextromethorphan; Guaifenesin; Phenylephrine
  • Acetaminophen; Dextromethorphan; Phenylephrine
  • Acetaminophen; Dextromethorphan; Pseudoephedrine
  • Acetaminophen; Dichloralphenazone; Isometheptene
  • Acetaminophen; Guaifenesin; Phenylephrine
  • Acetaminophen; Hydrocodone
  • Acetaminophen; Oxycodone
  • Acetaminophen; Pentazocine
  • Acetaminophen; Pseudoephedrine
  • Acetaminophen; Tramadol
  • Acetazolamide
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  • Aldesleukin, IL-2
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  • Chlorpheniramine; Hydrocodone; Phenylephrine
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  • Enalapril, Enalaprilat
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  • Enalapril; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ
  • Enflurane
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  • Ephedrine
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  • Eplerenone
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  • Eprosartan; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ
  • Ergocalciferol, Vitamin D2
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  • Escitalopram
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  • Ethanol
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  • Fish Oil, Omega-3 Fatty Acids (Dietary Supplements)
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  • Fosinopril
  • Fosinopril; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ
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