Composition
Tab5 mg/10 mg/20 mg: Quinapril 5 mg/10 mg/20 mg.
Indications & Dosage
Essential hypertension: Adult: Initially 10 mg once daily; maintenance20-40 mg daily in 2 divided doses; max.80 mg per day. Elderly: Initially 2.5 mg once daily; maintenance20-40 mg daily 2 divided doses; max.80 mg per day. Essential hypertension used in addition to diuretic: Adult: Initially 2.5 mg once daily; maintenance 20-40 mg daily in 2 divided doses; max.80 mg per day. Heart failure (adjunct): Adult: Initially 2.5 mg daily, increased if tolerated to10-20 mg daily in 1-2 divided doses, increased gradually; max. 40 mg per day. Children: Not recommended.
Precautions
Renovascular hypertension, severe congestive heart failure, haemodialysis, renal impairment; monitor renal function, white cell count and urinary protein before and during therapy, collagen vascular disease, anaesthesia.
Interactions
Potassium sparing diuretics or potassium sup-plement, NSAIDs, tetracyclines
Pregnancy
Contraindicated in pregnancy.
Lactation
Not recommended.
Side Effects
Headache, dizziness, rhinitis, cough, upper respiratory tract infection, fatigue, nausea, dyspepsia,myalgia, chest pain, abdominal pain, angioedema (discontinue immediately), hypotension.