Generic Name(s): lisinopril (lyse IN oh pril)
Brand Name(s): Prinivil, Zestril

This medication description is not meant for treatment prescription without the intervention of a specialist.

Common Uses:
Vomiting, diarrhea, or heavy sweating can cause you to become dehydrated. This can lead to very low blood pressure, electrolyte disorders, or kidney failure while you are taking Zestril. Drink plenty of water each day while you are taking this medication.
To be sure Zestril is helping your condition, your blood pressure will need to be checked on a regular basis. Your kidney or liver function may also need to be tested. Do not miss any scheduled visits to your doctor. If you need to have any type of surgery, tell the surgeon ahead of time that you are taking Zestril. You may need to stop using the medicine for a short time. If you are being treated for high blood pressure, keep using Zestril even if you feel fine. High blood pressure often has no symptoms.

How to use: (at least how to use) Take this medication exactly as it was prescribed for you. Do not take the medication in larger amounts, or take it for longer than recommended by your doctor. Follow the directions on your prescription label. Your doctor may occasionally change your dose to make sure you get the best results from Zestril. Take each dose with a full glass of water. Zestril can be taken with or without food.

Warning and Precautions:
Do not use this medication if you are allergic to lisinopril or to any other ACE inhibitor, such as benazepril (Lotensin), captopril (Capoten), fosinopril (Monopril), enalapril (Vasotec), moexipril (Univasc), perindopril (Aceon), quinapril (Accupril), ramipril (Altace), or trandolapril (Mavik).
If you have certain conditions, you may need a dose adjustment or special tests to safely take Zestril.
Before you take this medicine, tell your doctor if you have:

• kidney disease (or if you are on dialysis);
• liver disease;
• heart disease or congestive heart failure;
• diabetes; or
• a connective tissue disease such as Marfan syndrome, Sjogren's syndrome, lupus, scleroderma, or rheumatoid arthritis.

FDA pregnancy category D. Do not use this medication without telling your doctor if you are pregnant or planning a pregnancy. This medication could cause birth defects in the baby if you take the medication during pregnancy. Use an effective form of birth control. Stop using Zestril and tell your doctor right away if you become pregnant during treatment. It is not known whether lisinopril passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing baby. Do not use this medication without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.

Important safety information:
Do not use Zestril without telling your doctor if you are pregnant or planning a pregnancy. Zestril could cause birth defects in the baby if you take the medication during pregnancy. Use an effective form of birth control. Stop using this medication and tell your doctor right away if you become pregnant during treatment.
Avoid drinking alcohol. It can further lower your blood pressure and may increase some of the side effects of Zestril. Do not use salt substitutes or potassium supplements while taking this medication, unless your doctor has told you to.
Vomiting, diarrhea, or heavy sweating can cause you to become dehydrated. This can lead to very low blood pressure, electrolyte disorders, or kidney failure while you are taking Zestril. Drink plenty of water each day while you are taking Zestril.

Side Effects:
Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction to Zestril: hives; severe stomach pain; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat. Call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:

• feeling light-headed, fainting;
• urinating more or less than usual, or not at all;
• fever, chills, body aches, flu symptoms;
• tired feeling, muscle weakness, and pounding or uneven heartbeats;
• chest pain; or
• swelling, rapid weight gain.

Less serious Zestril side effects may include:

• cough;
• dizziness, drowsiness, headache;
• depressed mood;
• nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, upset stomach; or
• mild skin itching or rash.

Overdose:
Seek emergency medical attention if you think you have used too much of this medicine. Overdose symptoms may include feeling extremely dizzy or light-headed, or fainting.

Missed Dose:
Take the missed dose as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and take the medicine at the next regularly scheduled time. Do not take extra medicine to make up the missed dose.

Do not use this medicine:
Do not use this medication if you are allergic to lisinopril or to any other ACE inhibitor, such as benazepril (Lotensin), captopril (Capoten), fosinopril (Monopril), enalapril (Vasotec), moexipril (Univasc), perindopril (Aceon), quinapril (Accupril), ramipril (Altace), or trandolapril (Mavik).
If you have certain conditions, you may need a dose adjustment or special tests to safely take Zestril.
Before you take this medicine, tell your doctor if you have:

• kidney disease (or if you are on dialysis);
• liver disease;
• heart disease or congestive heart failure;
• diabetes; or
• a connective tissue disease such as Marfan syndrome, Sjogren's syndrome, lupus, scleroderma, or rheumatoid arthritis.

Avoid drinking alcohol. It can further lower your blood pressure and may increase some of the side effects of Zestril. Do not use salt substitutes or potassium supplements while taking Zestril, unless your doctor has told you to.

Storage conditions:
Zestril should be kept away from heat, direct light, water, moisture at a room temperature (approximately 23 degrees C ). The medicine should be kept in a place unreachable for children.

All information given above is a summary. You must visit your doctor, pharmacies or health care provider can provide more information about this medicine. Do not share this medicine with others for whom it was not prescribed. Do not use this medicine for other health conditions. Do not store medication with end term of storage.