Английская Википедия:Benazepril

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Benazepril, sold under the brand name Lotensin among others, is a medication used to treat high blood pressure, heart failure, and diabetic kidney disease.[1] It is a reasonable initial treatment for high blood pressure.[1] It is taken by mouth.[1] Versions are available as the combinations benazepril/hydrochlorothiazide and benazepril/amlodipine.[1]

Benazepril was invented by: Dr. Jeffrey William Herbert Watthey for Ciba Geigy, now Novartis.Шаблон:Cn

Common side effects include feeling tired, dizziness, cough, and light-headedness with standing.[1] Serious side effects may include kidney problems, low blood pressure, high blood potassium, and angioedema.[1] Use in pregnancy may harm the baby, while use when breastfeeding may be safe.[2] It is an ACE inhibitor and works by decreasing renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system activity.[1]

Benazepril was patented in 1981 and came into medical use in 1990. It was created by the chemist Mahesh Desai. [3] It is available as a generic medication.[1] In 2020, it was the 141st most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 4Шаблон:Nbspmillion prescriptions.[4][5]

Structure activity relationship

Benazepril hydrochloride's Шаблон:Chem2 group must be metabolized to form benazeprilat—the active form of the molecule—in order to inhibit the ACE enzyme. The bulky cyclic structure is resistant to hydrolysis. The nitrogen within the ring makes the bulky cyclic structure especially difficult to break down, and can account for the drug's pharmacokinetic profile, in which the duration of action is 24 hours.Шаблон:Medcn

Medical uses

It is useful for high blood pressure, heart failure, and diabetic kidney disease.[1] It is a reasonable initial treatment for high blood pressure.[1] Other reasonable initial options include angiotensin II receptor antagonists, calcium-channel blockers, and thiazide diuretics.[1]

Side effects

The most common side effects patients experience are a headache or a chronic cough. The chronic cough develops in about 20% of patients treated,[6] and those patients that experience it find it develops after a few months of use. Anaphylaxis, angioedema, and elevation of potassium levels are more serious side effects that can also occur.

Contraindications

Benazepril should be discontinued during pregnancy and in women planning to become pregnant, as it can harm the fetus.[7]

Dosage forms

It is also available in combination with hydrochlorothiazide, under the trade name Lotensin HCT, and with amlodipine (Lotrel).

Veterinary use

Under the brand names Fortekor (Novartis) and VetACE (Jurox Animal Health),Шаблон:Citation needed benazepril is used to treat congestive heart failure in dogs[8][9] and chronic kidney failure in cats and dogs.[10]

References

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External links

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