Lisinopril Indications. Lisinopril tablet USP is indicated for the treatment of hypertension in adult patients and pediatric patients 6 years of age and older to lower blood pressure. Because of this the half-life depends on renal function.
Not to exceed 80 mg lisinopril or. These considerations may guide selection of therapy. Lisinopril is an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor used to treat hypertension heart failure and myocardial infarction.
If diuretic cannot be discontinued initial dose of lisinopril 25 mg should be used under supervision for at least 2 hours and until blood pressure has stabilized for at least.
It is also used for preventing kidney and eye complications in people with diabetes. Finally observational studies which are prone to observer. However the half-life is longer than drugs like Capoten captopril which has a half-life of fewer than three hours or Accupril quinapril which has a half-life within two hours. And safe antihypertensive drugs and that they can be prescribed to high-risk patients as first-line drugs for indications that were until now dominated by inhibitors of the reninangiotensin system.