altace drug reactions and half life

What is the most important information I should know about Altace?
• Do not take Altace if you are pregnant or planning a pregnancy altace drug reactions and half life. Whenused during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy, Altace can cause injuryand even death to the developing fetus altace drug reactions and half life. Notify your doctor immediately if youthink you might be pregnant altace drug reactions and half life.
• Altace may increase the risk of dangerous allergic reactions altace drug reactions and half life. Beforetaking Altace, tell your doctor if you have ever had an allergic reaction thatinvolved swelling of your lips, face, tongue, or throat or difficulty breathing altace drug reactions and half life. Seek emergency medical attention if you develop any of these symptoms whiletaking Altace altace drug reactions and half life.
• Use caution when driving, operating machinery, or performing other hazardousactivities altace drug reactions and half life. Altace may cause dizziness or drowsiness altace drug reactions and half life. If you experience dizzinessor drowsiness, avoid these activities and notify your doctor altace drug reactions and half life. Also use cautionwhen rising from a sitting or lying position altace drug reactions and half life.
• Heavy sweating, vomiting, diarrhea, or other causes of fluid loss maylead to very low blood pressure, dizziness, and fainting during therapy withAltace altace drug reactions and half life. Maintain proper fluid intake to prevent dehydration and related adverseeffects altace drug reactions and half life.

What is Altace?
• Altace is in a class of drugs called angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors(ACE inhibitors) altace drug reactions and half life.
• Altace is used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure), to preventheart failure following a heart attack, and to reduce the risk of heart attack,stroke, and death in patients who are at an increased risk for these problems altace drug reactions and half life.
• Altace may also be used for purposes other than those listed in thismedication guide altace drug reactions and half life.

Who should not take Altace?
• Altace may increase the risk of dangerous allergic reactions altace drug reactions and half life. Beforetaking Altace, tell your doctor if you have ever had an allergic reaction thatinvolved swelling of your lips, face, tongue, or throat or difficulty breathing altace drug reactions and half life. Seek emergency medical attention if you develop any of these symptoms whiletaking Altace altace drug reactions and half life.
• Before taking Altace, tell your doctor if you
· have kidney disease;
· have liver disease;
· are on a salt-restricted diet or have high levels of potassium in yourblood; or
· are taking salt substitutes, potassium supplements (e.g., K-Dur, Klor-Con),or potassium-sparing diuretics such as amiloride (Midamor), triamterene (Dyrenium,Dyazide, Maxzide), or spironolactone (Aldactone) altace drug reactions and half life.
• You may not be able to take Altace, or you may require a dosage adjustmentor special monitoring during treatment if you have any of the conditions listedabove altace drug reactions and half life.
• Altace is in the FDA pregnancy category D altace drug reactions and half life. This means that Altace isknown to harm an unborn baby altace drug reactions and half life. When used during the second and third trimestersof pregnancy, Altace can cause injury and even death to the developing fetus.Donot take Altace if you are pregnant altace drug reactions and half life.
• Altace passes into breast milk and its effects on a nursing baby arenot known altace drug reactions and half life. Do not take Altace without first talking to your doctor if you arebreast-feeding a baby altace drug reactions and half life.

How should I take Altace?
• Take Altace exactly as directed by your doctor altace drug reactions and half life. If you do not understandthese directions, ask your pharmacist, nurse, or doctor to explain them to you altace drug reactions and half life.
• Take each dose with a full glass of water altace drug reactions and half life.
• Altace can be taken with or without food altace drug reactions and half life.
• Do not stop taking Altace without first talking to your doctor altace drug reactions and half life. If youstop taking this medication, your condition could become worse altace drug reactions and half life.
• Store Altace at room temperature away from moisture and heat altace drug reactions and half life.

What happens if I miss a dose?
• Take the missed dose as soon as you remember altace drug reactions and half life. However, if it is almosttime for your next dose, skip the missed dose and take only your next regularlyscheduled dose altace drug reactions and half life. Do not take a double dose of this medication altace drug reactions and half life.

What happens if I overdose?
• Seek emergency medical attention altace drug reactions and half life.
• Symptoms of a Altace overdose include extreme dizziness, weakness, fainting,and fatigue altace drug reactions and half life.

What should I avoid while taking Altace?
• Use caution when driving, operating machinery, or performing other hazardousactivities altace drug reactions and half life. Altace may cause dizziness or drowsiness altace drug reactions and half life. If you experience dizzinessor drowsiness, avoid these activities and notify your doctor altace drug reactions and half life. Also use cautionwhen rising from a sitting or lying position altace drug reactions and half life.
• Use alcohol cautiously altace drug reactions and half life. Alcohol may further lower blood pressure andincrease drowsiness and dizziness while you are taking Altace altace drug reactions and half life.
• Do not use salt substitutes or potassium supplements while taking Altaceexcept under the supervision of your doctor altace drug reactions and half life.
• Heavy sweating, vomiting, diarrhea, or other causes of fluid loss maylead to very low blood pressure, dizziness, and fainting during therapy withAltace altace drug reactions and half life. Maintain proper fluid intake to prevent dehydration and related sideeffects altace drug reactions and half life.

What are the possible side effects of Altace?
• If you experience any of the following serious side effects, stop takingAltace and call your doctor immediately or seek emergency medical treatment:
· an allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of your throat;swelling of your lips, tongue, or face; or hives);
· difficulty breathing;
· little or no urine;
· irregular heartbeats or changes in your heartbeat;
· chest pain;
· severe dizziness or fainting; or
· signs of an infection including a sore throat or a fever altace drug reactions and half life.
• Other, less serious side effects may be more likely to occur altace drug reactions and half life. Continueto take Altace and talk to your doctor if you experience
· mild dizziness or lightheadedness;
· headache;
· unusual fatigue or weakness;
· dry, tickling cough;
· nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea;
· anxiety or depression;
· numbness or tingling in the hands, feet, arms, or legs; or
· a rash altace drug reactions and half life.
• Side effects other than those listed here may also occur altace drug reactions and half life. Talk to yourdoctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome altace drug reactions and half life.

What other drugs will affect Altace?
• Before taking Altace, tell your doctor if you are taking any of the followingdrugs:
· a potassium supplement such as K-Dur, Klor-Con, and others;
· salt substitutes that contain potassium;
· any of the diuretics (water pills) triamterene (Dyrenium, Maxzide,Dyazide), spironolactone (Aldactone), or amiloride (Midamor);
· any other diuretic (water pill) such as hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ,HydroDiuril, others), furosemide (Lasix), bumetanide (Bumex), indapamide (Lozol),and others; or
· lithium (Lithobid, Eskalith, others) altace drug reactions and half life.
• You may not be able to take Altace, or you may require a dosage adjustmentor special monitoring during your treatment if you are taking any of the medicineslisted above altace drug reactions and half life.
• Drugs other than those listed here may also interact with Altace or affectyour condition altace drug reactions and half life. Talk to your doctor and pharmacist before taking any prescriptionor over-the-counter medicines altace drug reactions and half life.

Where can I get more information?
• Your pharmacist has additional information about Altace written for healthprofessionals that you may read altace drug reactions and half life.

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