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Safety profile of perindopril.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11591359     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Approximately 25% of US adults have high blood pressure (BP). Selection of effective and safe antihypertensive therapy for these individuals is an important health-care priority. High BP can be treated with a wide range of antihypertensive agents from a number of different classes. These drugs may differ in their suitability for administration to different subpopulations of patients. Results from both clinical trials and postmarketing surveillance indicate that the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor perindopril erbumine is safe and well tolerated in a wide range of patients with hypertension. Cough, the most common ACE inhibitor-associated side effect, is also the most common clinical adverse event reported for perindopril, but <2% of perindopril-treated patients discontinue therapy because of cough. Other adverse events often associated with ACE inhibitors, first-dose hypotension and hyperkalemia, appear to occur less often with perindopril than with other agents in this class. The favorable safety profile for perindopril extends to a wide range of patients, including the elderly and those with either heart failure or renal disease. Perindopril has no negative effects on lipids in patients with hyperlipidemia or on glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, and it reduces proteinuria in patients with renal disease. Perindopril has no known clinically significant drug-drug interactions. Thus, perindopril is a safe BP-lowering agent with documented tolerability in a wide range of patients with hypertension.
Authors:
L T Clark
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of cardiology     Volume:  88     ISSN:  0002-9149     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Cardiol.     Publication Date:  2001 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-10-09     Completed Date:  2001-11-01     Revised Date:  2005-11-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0207277     Medline TA:  Am J Cardiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  36i-40i     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York 11203, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / adverse effects*
Humans
Hypertension / drug therapy*
Perindopril / adverse effects*
Product Surveillance, Postmarketing
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; 82834-16-0/Perindopril

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