Lisinopril 30 mg Tablets — Generic For Zestril — Avet

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LISINOPRIL tablets, for oral use

Initial U.S. Approval: 1988

Warning: Fetal Toxicity

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When pregnancy is detected, discontinue lisinopril as soon as possible. (5.1)

Drugs that act directly on the renin-angiotensin system can cause injury and death to the developing fetus. (5.1)

Indications And Usage

Lisinopril is an angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor indicated for:

Treatment of hypertension in adults and pediatric patients 6 years of age and older (1.1)

Adjunct therapy for heart failure (1.2)

Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction (1.3)

Dosage And Administration

Hypertension: Initial adult dose is 10 mg once daily. Titrate up to 40 mg daily based on blood pressure response. Initiate patients on diuretics at 5 mg once daily (2.1)

Pediatric patients with glomerular filtration rate >30 mL/min/1.73 m2: Initial dose in patients 6 years of age and older is 0.07 mg per kg (up to 5 mg total) once daily (2.1)

Heart Failure: Initiate with 5 mg once daily. Increase dose as tolerated to 40 mg daily (2.2)

Acute Myocardial Infarction (MI): Give 5 mg within 24 hours of MI. Followed by 5 mg after 24 hours, then 10 mg once daily (2.3)

Renal Impairment: For patients with creatinine clearance ≥10 mL/min and ≤30 mL/min, halve usual initial dose. For patients with creatinine clearance <10 mL/min or on hemodialysis, the recommended initial dose is 2.5 mg (2.4)

Dosage Forms And Strengths

Tablets: 2.5 mg, 5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg, 30 mg, 40 mg (3)

Contraindications

Angioedema or a history of hereditary or idiopathic angioedema (4)

Hypersensitivity (4)

Co-administration of aliskiren with lisinopril in patients with diabetes (4, 7.4)

Warnings And Precautions

• Angioedema: Discontinue lisinopril, provide appropriate therapy and monitor until resolved (5.2)
• Renal impairment: Monitor renal function periodically (5.3)
• Hypotension: Patients with other heart or renal diseases have increased risk, monitor blood pressure after initiation (5.4)
• Hyperkalemia: Monitor serum potassium periodically (5.5)
• Cholestatic jaundice and hepatic failure: Monitor for jaundice or signs of liver failure (5.6)

• Angioedema: Discontinue lisinopril, provide appropriate therapy and monitor until resolved (5.2)
• Renal impairment: Monitor renal function periodically (5.3)
• Hypotension: Patients with other heart or renal diseases have increased risk, monitor blood pressure after initiation (5.4)
• Hyperkalemia: Monitor serum potassium periodically (5.5)
• Cholestatic jaundice and hepatic failure: Monitor for jaundice or signs of liver failure (5.6)

Angioedema: Discontinue lisinopril, provide appropriate therapy and monitor until resolved (5.2)

Renal impairment: Monitor renal function periodically (5.3)

Hypotension: Patients with other heart or renal diseases have increased risk, monitor blood pressure after initiation (5.4)

Hyperkalemia: Monitor serum potassium periodically (5.5)

Cholestatic jaundice and hepatic failure: Monitor for jaundice or signs of liver failure (5.6)

Adverse Reactions

Common adverse reactions (events 2% greater than placebo) by use:

Hypertension: headache, dizziness and cough (6.1)

Heart Failure: hypotension and chest pain (6.1)

Acute Myocardial Infarction: hypotension (6.1)

To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Avet Pharmaceuticals Inc. at 1-866-901-DRUG (3784) or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch.

Drug Interactions

Diuretics: Excessive drop in blood pressure (7.1)

NSAIDS: Increased risk of renal impairment and loss of antihypertensive efficacy (7.3)

Dual inhibition of the renin-angiotensin system: Increased risk of renal impairment, hypotension and hyperkalemia (7.4)

Lithium: Symptoms of lithium toxicity (7.5)

Gold: Nitritoid reactions have been reported (7.6)

Concomitant mTOR inhibitor or neprilysin inhibitor use may increase angioedema risk (7.7, 7.8)

Use In Specific Populations

Lactation: Advise not to breastfeed (8.2)

Race: Less antihypertensive effect in blacks than non blacks (8.6)

See 17 for PATIENT COUNSELING INFORMATION.

Revised: 7/2023