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enalapril

Enalapril, sold under the brand name Vasotec among others, is an ACE inhibitor medication used to treat high blood pressure, diabetic kidney disease, and heart failure. For heart failure, it is generally used with a diuretic, such as furosemide. It is given by mouth or by injection into a vein. Onset of effects are typically within an hour when taken by mouth and last for up to a day.

Key facts

Drug.Watchedfields: changed
Drug.verifiedrevid: 458951007
Drug.image: Enalapril structure.svg
Drug.image_class: skin-invert-image
Drug.width: 222
Drug.image2: Enalapril ball-and-stick model.png
Drug.image_class2: bg-transparent
Drug.tradename: Vasotec, Renitec, Enacard, others
Drug.MedlinePlus: a686022
Drug.DailyMedID: Enalapril
Drug.pregnancy_AU: D
Drug.pregnancy_category: Contraindicated
Drug.routes_of_administration: By mouth
Drug.class: ACE inhibitor
Drug.ATC_prefix: C09
Drug.ATC_suffix: AA02
Drug.legal_US: Rx-only
Drug.legal_EU: Rx-only

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Research

9,382 papers

Effects of enalapril on mortality in severe congestive heart failure. Results of the Cooperative North Scandinavian Enalapril Survival Study (CONSENSUS).The New England journal of medicine · 1987
Pharmacogenetic study of CES1 gene and enalapril efficacy.Journal of applied genetics · 2024
Enalapril: a review of human pharmacology.Drugs · 1985
Fixed-dose combination lercanidipine/enalapril.Drugs · 2007
Enalapril: a long-acting angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor.Pharmacotherapy · 1987

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Article

9 sections

Contents

Medical uses
Side effects
Mechanism of action
Pharmacokinetics
Structure activity relationship
History
Society and culture
Legal status
References

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