Perindopril

Indications

    • Essential hypertension.

    • Stable coronary artery disease: reduction of risk of cardiac events in patients with a history of myocardial infarction and/or revascularization.

    • Treatment of symptomatic heart disease or failure.

Administration/Absorption

Dosage

Distribution

Mechanism

Excretion

Side effects

    • Rare and mild, usually at the start of treatment.

      • Cough

      • fatigue

    • asthenia

      • headache

      • disturbances of mood and/or sleep

    • Less often

      • taste impairment

      • epigastric discomfort

      • nausea

      • abdominal pain

      • rash

Interactions

Contraindications

    • Children

    • Pregnancy

    • Lactation

    • Situations where a patient has a history of hypersensitivity to Coversyl (perindopril).

    • Renal failure