Question 1

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 2

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 3

what is lisinopril and will it make me gain weight?

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Lisinopril: Is an angiotension converting enzyme inhibitor, it does not cause weight gain.

Question 4

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 5

what is zestoretic (lisinopril and hydrocholorthiazide) used for?

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Zestoretic (lisinopril and hydrocholorthiazide) is a: Combination drug consisting of zestril (lisinopril, an ace inhibitor) & hydrochlorothiazide [hctz], a diuretic. It is used for treating hypertension & congestive heart failure that's not responding well to diuretics (or digoxin) alone. Ace inhibitors also have a protective effect on the kidneys in diabetics.

Question 6

what is prinzide (lisinopril and hydrocholorthiazide) medication?

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BP lowering med: Prinzide (lisinopril and hydrocholorthiazide) contains 2 drugs, an ace inhibitor Prinivil and a diuretic hydrochlorothiazide. This combination can be very effective in lowering blood pressure.

Question 7

what is the problem with lisinopril and kava kava?

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Liver: Kava kava (piper methysticum) alone has been reported to cause liver toxicity and the combination increases this likelihood.

Question 8

how do i find out what is the difference between lisinopril and cozaar (losartan)?

Accepted Answer

Differences of meds: Lisinopril (l) is a member of the angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ace-i) class of drugs. Cozaar (losartan) (c) is a member of the angiotensin receptor blocker (arb) class of drugs.  Both l and c lower blood pressure as well as lowering proteinuria. L has a greater tendency to cause a cough and more patients can tolerate arb's better than drugs of the ace-i class due to this.

Question 9

what is the treatment for lisinopril overdose?

Accepted Answer

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 10

what is the medicine zestoretic (lisinopril and hydrocholorthiazide) used to treat?

Accepted Answer

Zestoretic (lisinopril and hydrocholorthiazide) is a: Combination drug consisting of zestril (lisinopril, an ace inhibitor) & hydrochlorothiazide [hctz], a diuretic. It is used for treating hypertension & congestive heart failure that's not responding well to diuretics (or digoxin) alone. Ace inhibitors also have a protective effect on the kidneys in diabetics.

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