What Is Altace for?
Ramipril, Sold Under the Brand Name Altace Among Others, Is a Medication Used to Treat High Blood Pressure, Heart Failure, and Diabetic Kidney Disease. What Is...
Ramipril, sold under the brand name Altace among others, is a medication used to treat high blood pressure, heart failure, and diabetic kidney disease.
What is Altace used to treat?
Altace (ramipril) is an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor that reduces high blood pressure by reducing or relaxing blood vessels. Altace is used to lower blood pressure and to reduce the risk of stroke, heart attack, and increase survival in heart failure patients after a heart attack.
What are the side effects of taking ramipril?
- a dry, tickly cough that does not go away.
- feeling dizzy or lightheaded, especially when you stand up or sit up quickly (this is more likely to happen when you start taking ramipril or move on to a higher dose)
- headaches.
- diarrhoea and being sick (vomiting)
- a mild skin rash.
- blurred vision.
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