Details

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Manufacturer:

- Zuellig Pharma Sdn. Bhd.

Registration Number (Malaysia):

- MAL19940016ARZ

Content:

- Enalapril maleate 20 mg

 

Indications

Renitec 20mg is indicated for the treatment of:

• Essential Hypertension: All grades of high blood pressure

• Renovascular Hypertension: High blood pressure due to narrowing of the arteries leading to the kidneys

• Congestive Heart Failure: All degrees of symptomatic heart failure

• Left Ventricular Dysfunction: Prevention of symptomatic heart failure in patients with asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction (ejection fraction ≤35%)

 

Instructions

Dosage

• Adults:

  • Essential Hypertension: Initially, 10 mg once daily. Maintenance dose: 20 mg once daily. Maximum dose: 40 mg daily.

  • Renovascular Hypertension: Initiate with a lower starting dose (e.g., ≤5 mg) and adjust accordingly to the patient's needs.

  • Heart Failure: Initially, 2.5 mg administered under close medical supervision. May be increased gradually to 20 mg in single or two divided doses over a 2-4 week period.

  • Left Ventricular Dysfunction: Initially, 2.5 mg administered under close medical supervision.

Administration

• May be taken with or without food.

• If stomach upset occurs, take with food to reduce irritation.

• Take at the same time each day to help remember.

• Do not take more than the prescribed dose.

Storage

• Store below 25°C.

• Keep in a dry place.

• Keep out of reach of children.