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Ramipril
Ramipril (marketed as Tritace/Ramace or Altace) is an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, used to treat hypertension and congestive heart failure. ACE inhibitors lower the production of angiotensin II, therefore relaxing arterial muscles while at the same time enlarging the arteries, allowing the heart to pump blood more easily, and increasing blood flow due to more blood being pumped into and through larger passageways. Ramipril is a prodrug and is converted to the active metabolite ramiprilat by liver esterase enzymes. Ramiprilat is mostly excreted by the kidneys. The half-life of ramiprilat is variable (3-16 hours), and is prolonged by heart and liver failure, as well as kidney failure. It is marketed by King Pharmaceuticals under the brand name Altace and was protected by the U.S. Patent No. 5,061,722 assigned to Aventis. On September 11, 2007 in an appeal by Lupin Pharmaceuticals the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a district court trial verdict, finding that Aventis's patent on Altace was invalid for obviousness - opening the gate of this medicine to generic manufacturers.
Additional recommended knowledge
IndicationsIndications for its use include:
Cautions
ContraindicationsRenovascular disease, severe renal impairment (especially in patients with one kidney or with bilateral renal artery stenosis), volume-depleted patients, history of angioedema while on an ACE inhibitor, pregnancy, hypotension. Side-effects
Dose
2.5mg - 10mg once daily (O/D)
2.5mg - 5mg twice daily (B/D) (If not tolerated 1.25mg - 2.5mg BD)
1.25mg - 10mg O/D
See also
[] Categories: ACE inhibitors | Prodrugs |
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