| Category of Drug | Enalapril is Antihypertensive Drugs |
| Mechanism of Action | |
| Indications | Enalapril is used for 1. Heart failure 2. Prevention of symptomatic heart failure and prevention of coronary ischaemic events in patients with left ventricular dysfunction 3. Hypertension 4. Renal hypertension |
| Well Known Pharmaceutical Brands | |
| Available dosage forms | 1. TABLETS 2. INJECTION |
| Dose | |
| Contraindications | 1. Hypersensitivity to ACE inhibitors 2. Renovascular disease 3. Aortic stenosis 4. Pregnancy |
| Precautions | 1. Use with diuretics 2. Hypotension with first doses 3. Especially in patients on diuretics 4. On a low-Sodium diet 5. Dehydrated 6. Or with heart failure 7. Peripheral vascular disease or generalized atherosclerosis 8. Use with great care in severe or symptomatic aortic stenosis 9. Monitor renal function before and during treatment 10. Renal impairment 11. Liver impairment |
| Adverse Effects | 1. Dizziness 2. Headache 3. Nausea 4. Vomiting 5. Dry cough 6. Fatigue 7. Renal impairment 8. Abdominal pain 9. Stomatitis 10. Ileus 11. Anorexia 12. Pancreas 13. Liver damage |
| Pregnancy Category | C |
