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enalapril
generic
Black Box Warnings .
Fetal Toxicity
fetal/neonatal morbidity/mortality may occur when drugs that act directly on the renin-angiotensin system are used in pregnancy; D/C drug ASAP once pregnancy detected
Adult Dosing .
Dosage forms: TAB: 2.5 mg, 5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg; SOL: 1 mg per mL
HTN
- [5-40 mg/day PO divided qd-bid]
- Start: 5 mg PO qd; Max: 40 mg/day; Info: start 2.5 mg PO qd if on diuretic
heart failure w/ reduced ejection fraction
- [10-20 mg PO bid]
- Start: 2.5 mg PO bid, may incr. dose q1-2wk; Max: 40 mg/day; Info: start 2.5 mg PO qd if hyponatremia
left ventricular dysfxn, asymptomatic
- [10 mg PO bid]
- Start: 2.5 mg PO bid; Max: 20 mg/day
MI, acute (off-label)
- [10 mg PO bid]
- Start: 2.5 mg PO qd w/in 48h post-MI, quickly titrate dose up
nephropathy (off-label)
- [5-20 mg/day PO divided qd-bid]
renal dosing
- [HTN]
- CrCl <31: start 2.5 mg qd
- HD: start 2.5 mg after dialysis on dialysis days; no supplement; PD: start 2.5 mg on dialysis days; supplement not defined; Info: titrate dose to target BP on non-dialysis days
- [heart failure w/ reduced ejection fraction]
- Cr >1.6: start 2.5 mg qd
- HD/PD: not defined
- [all other indications]
- renal impairment: not defined
- HD/PD: not defined
hepatic dosing
- [not defined]
Peds Dosing .
- Dosage forms: TAB: 2.5 mg, 5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg; SOL: 1 mg per mL
HTN
- [1 mo and older]
- Dose: 0.1-0.5 mg/kg/day PO divided q12-24h; Start: 0.08 mg/kg/day up to 5 mg/day PO divided q12-24h; Max: 0.58 mg/kg/day up to 40 mg/day
heart failure w/ reduced ejection fraction (off-label)
- [1 mo and older]
- Dose: 0.1-0.5 mg/kg/day PO divided q12-24h; Start: 0.08 mg/kg/day PO divided q12-24h, titrate dose slowly over 2wk; Max: 40 mg/day
renal dosing
- [see below]
- CrCl <30: avoid use
- HD/PD: not defined, consider adult renal dosing for guidance
hepatic dosing
- [not defined]