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what is prinivil (lisinopril) used for?

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Prinivil (lisinopril): Prinivil (lisinopril)  is an ACE inhibitor for treatment of high blood pressure &amp; heart failure.

Question 2

what is the treatment for lisinopril overdose?

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It gets better: Lisinopril overdose can cause high potassium, renal failure, and low blood pressure. Support the  patient until the drug is removed by the body and all should be well. These are, however dangerous problems that need a doctors guidance.

Question 3

what is lisinopril?

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Lisinopril: the drug is an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor. It is used for hypertension and also congestive heart failure

Question 4

is lisinopril a ccb?

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Lisinopril: Ace (angiotensin converting enzyme) inhibitor.  I assume you mean calcium channel blocker by term ccb, but if not, apologies.  You can search for 'mechanism of action' with almost any drug.

Question 5

how fast does lisinopril work?

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Lisinopril: Lisinopril is used for many things. For blood pressure changes can be seen in a week or so. For heart failure and other uses it can take 6 weeks or more to see changes.

Question 6

can i take lisinopril at night?

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Lisinopril : Usually no problem taking Lisinopril at night.

Question 7

what is lisinopril used to treat?

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Uses of lisinopril: Lisinopril (l) is used to treat hypertension and proteinuria with or without hypertension. Patients with proteinuria, due to diabetes or glomerulonephritis, are treated with l to reduce proteinuria, which is a good thing to do. It is a member of the ace-i inhibitor class of drugs.

Question 8

how do i withdraw from lisinopril?

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check with your doc: You can just stop it - there's no rebound. Why are you stopping it? If you have high blood pressure, you may need a substitute. If you have congestive heart failure, it may get worse. If you're on a diuretic, you may develop low potassium. This should be done with your doctor's supervision. That's why it's a prescription medicine.

Question 9

what are other names for lisinopril?

Accepted Answer

Generic: Lisinopril is the generic name for this ACE inhibitor.  The brand names are Zestril (lisinopril) and Prinvil.

Question 10

can i take lisinopril with caffeina?

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Yes: No problem or interaction between caffeine & lisinopril.

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