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Benazepril

Benazepril hydrochloride, brand name Lotensin®, is a medication used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension), congestive heart failure, and chronic renal failure. Upon cleavage of its ester group by the liver, benazepril is converted into its active form benazeprilat, a non-sulfhydryl angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor. more...

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Dosage forms

Oral tablets, 5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg, and 40 mg

Side effects

Most commonly, headache and cough. Anaphylaxis and angioedema can occur. Hyperkalemia, or an elevation of potassium levels, can also occur.

Benazepril may cause harm to the fetus during pregnancy.

Contraindications

Benazepril should be discontinued during pregnancy.

Benazepril hydrochloride, brand name Fortekor®, is a medication used to treat congestive heart failure in dogs congestive heart failure, and chronic renal failure in cats.

Fortekor is marketed by Novartis.

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Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals
From Drug Store News, 9/26/05

Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals earlier this month received FDA approval to market benazepril HCl and hydrochlorothiazide tablets, 5 mg/6.25 mg, 10 mg/12.5 mg, 20 mg/12.5 mg and 20 mg/25 mg.

Benazepril is the generic equivalent to Novartis' hypertension treatment Lotensin. Total annual market sales for benazepril were $102.1 million, of which the combination of benazepril HCl and hydrochlorothiazide accounted for $26.2 million, according to IMS Health data Ranbaxy provided for the 12 months ended in June.

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