Enalapril Maleate

Enalapril-Overview

What Should I Tell My Doctor?

Before taking enalapril maleate, you should let your healthcare provider know if you have:

Heart disease, including aortic stenosis, congestive heart failure, or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Kidney disease or kidney failure
Liver disease (including cirrhosis) or liver failure
Scleroderma
Diabetes
Systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus or SLE)
A personal or family history of angioedema, which is swelling under the skin
Any allergies, including allergies to ACE inhibitors, foods, dyes, or preservatives.

Also, let your healthcare provider know if you:

Are pregnant or trying to become pregnant (see Enalapril and Pregnancy).
Are breastfeeding
Are on dialysis
Will be undergoing surgery or anesthesia.

Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you are currently taking, including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.

Do not take any salt substitutes containing potassium without first discussing it with your healthcare provider.

(Click Enalapril Precautions and Warnings for more information, including information on who should not take the drug.)

Uses for Enalapril Maleate

Enalapril maleate is licensed to treat a number of conditions. For adults, these uses include:

Controlling high blood pressure (hypertension)
Treating congestive heart failure
Treating left ventricular dysfunction.

Enalapril maleate is not a cure for high blood pressure, congestive heart failure, or left ventricular dysfunction.

This medication may also be used to treat high blood pressure in children one month of age and older.

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