Perindopril
Category: Blood PressurePerindopril is a medication used to treat high blood pressure, heart failure, or stable coronary artery disease.[1] As a long-acting ACE inhibitor, it works by relaxing blood vessels and decreasing blood volume. As a prodrug, perindopril is hydrolyzed in the liver to its active metabolite, perindoprilat. It was patented in 1980 and approved for medical use in 1988.[2] Perindopril is taken in the form of perindopril arginine (trade names include Coversyl, Cove... [wikipedia]
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I was taking Ramapril 2.5mg for around 2 years and the only two side effect I got from them. Was when after I had an Art...
2 REPLIESI have been taking Quinapril for many years, but cannot get it in Malaysia, so now take Perindopril. I have also suffere...
2 REPLIESI took Perindopril for around 5 months until about 6 weeks ago when I began to feel really ill. ( I already have vit D d...
1 REPLYI'm 44 and have been taking perindopril for approx. 2 years. I frequently find myself having to urinate 3 or 4 times...
1 REPLYI have been on perindopril 4mg for a couple of months now and two weeks after starting the medication I started to devel...
1 REPLYI want to know about Prexum (perindopril) ## My father was given Prexum as blood pressure medication by his doctor. He w...
2 REPLIESA patien is given Prexum Plus, Coversil and Indapamine, are they not the same drugs? ## Prexum Plus contains Perindopril...
1 REPLYMy doctor has taken me off Ramipril 10mg and Bisoprolol 1.25 and put me on Perindopril 4mg. The ramipril did not lower m...
3 REPLIESI have been taking 4mg Perindopril for a year.I am 68 and do not have any other medical issues. Blood pressure now stabl...
1 REPLYI have started coveram which contains the active ingredient perindopril, but I am scared to take it because of all the b...
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