Enalapril Hydrochlorothiazide HCTZ Brand Name– Vaseretic
What is Enalapril Hydrochlorothiazide HCTZ
Enalapril Hydrochlorothiazide HCTZ are combined in an oral formulation for the treatment of hypertension.
Enalapril is an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor similar to captopril and lisinopril. Hydrochlorothiazide is a commonly used thiazide diuretic.
The extent of blood pressure reduction with the combination of enalapril and hydrochlorothiazide is approximately additive.
Although black hypertensive patients (usually a low-renin hypertensive population) usually have a smaller than average response to enalapril monotherapy than non-black patients, combination therapy with enalapril plus hydrochlorothiazide is equally effective in black and non-black patients.
Enalapril hydrochlorothiazide (Vaseretic) was granted final FDA approval for the treatment of hypertension on June 11, 1997.
Indications
- hypertension
Side Effects
- abdominal pain
- agranulocytosis
- alopecia
- anaphylactoid reactions
- angina
- angioedema
- anorexia
- anosmia
- anuria
- aplastic anemia
- arthralgia
- asthenia
- ataxia
- atrial fibrillation
- atrial tachycardia
- azotemia
- back pain
- blurred vision
- bradycardia
- bronchospasm
- cardiac arrest
- chest pain (unspecified)
- confusion
- conjunctivitis
- constipation
- cough
- depression
- diaphoresis
- diarrhea
- dizziness
- drowsiness
- dysesthesia
- dysgeusia
- dyspepsia
- dyspnea
- elevated hepatic enzymes
- eosinophilia
- erythema multiforme
- exfoliative dermatitis
- fatigue
- fever
- flatulence
- flushing
- glossitis
- gout
- gynecomastia
- headache
- hemolytic anemia
- hepatic failure
- hepatic necrosis
- hepatitis
- hoarseness
- hyperbilirubinemia
- hypercalcemia
- hypercholesterolemia
- hyperglycemia
- hyperkalemia
- hypertriglyceridemia
- hyperuricemia
- hypomagnesemia
- hypotension
- hypovolemia
- ileus
- impotence (erectile dysfunction)
- insomnia
- jaundice
- lacrimation
- laryngeal edema
- leukocytosis
- leukopenia
- libido decrease
- melena
- muscle cramps
- myalgia
- myocardial infarction
- myopia
- nausea
- nephrolithiasis
- neutropenia
- ocular hypertension
- oliguria
- orthostatic hypotension
- palpitations
- pancreatitis
- pancytopenia
- paresthesias
- pemphigus
- periarteritis
- peripheral neuropathy
- photosensitivity
- pneumonitis
- pruritus
- pulmonary edema
- pulmonary embolism
- purpura
- rash
- renal failure (unspecified)
- restlessness
- rhinorrhea
- sialadenitis
- sinus tachycardia
- Stevens-Johnson syndrome
- stomatitis
- stroke
- syncope
- teratogenesis
- thrombocytopenia
- tinnitus
- toxic epidermal necrolysis
- urticaria
- vasculitis
- vertigo
- vomiting
- xanthopsia
- xerophthalmia
- xerostomia
Monitoring Parameters
- blood glucose
- blood pressure
- serum creatinine/BUN
- serum electrolytes
Contraindications
- ACE-inhibitor induced angioedema
- Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE inhibitors) hypersensitivity
- anuria
- aortic stenosis
- asthma
- autoimmune disease
- Black patients
- bone marrow suppression
- breast-feeding
- cardiomyopathy
- 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
- hypercalcemia
- hyperglycemia
- hyperkalemia
- hyperuricemia
- 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
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