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Page values for "Benazepril"

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FieldField typeValue
genericStringBenazepril
brandStringLotensin
structureFile
classesList of String, delimiter: ,[[:Category:ACE_inhibitors|ACE inhibitor]] [[:Category:Antihypertensives|Antihypertensive]]
mechanismString'"`UNIQ--vote-00000A1D-QINU`"' Like other ACE inhibitors, it raises bradykinin (driving the dry cough and rare angioedema). Renally cleared; dose-adjust in renal impairment'"`UNIQ--ref-00000A1E-QINU`"'.
usesString'"`UNIQ--vote-00000A1F-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000A20-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000A21-QINU`"'
starting_doseString10 mg PO once daily (5 mg if on a diuretic); titrate to 40 mg
preparationsString5, 10, 20, 40 mg tablets
fda_maxString80 mg/d
pill_idText
routesList of String, delimiter: ,Oral
onsetStringBP lowering within 1 hour; max at 6 hours
durationString24 hours
halflifeString10-11 hours (benazeprilat, the active metabolite)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000A22-QINU`"'
bioavailabilityString~37% (oral; food does not affect)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000A23-QINU`"'
pregnancyString'''Contraindicated in pregnancy''' (all trimesters); fetal renal injury, oligohydramnios, skull hypoplasia, hypotension. Stop on detection'"`UNIQ--ref-00000A24-QINU`"'
legalString[[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US