Lipril 5 mg Tablet

Lipril 5 mg Tablet contains lisinopril 5 mg in each tablet. Lisinopril is an ACE inhibitor, a medicine used to help lower blood pressure and to treat certain heart and blood vessel conditions. Depending on your doctor’s plan, Lipril 5 mg Tablet may also be used in people with heart failure or after a heart attack to support the heart. This Lupin-manufactured tablet comes in a strip/box of 10 tablets.

How it works: Lisinopril in Lipril 5 mg Tablet helps relax and widen blood vessels by blocking an enzyme that normally tightens them. This makes it easier for the heart to pump blood and can lower blood pressure over time.

Lipril 5 mg Tablet is a lower-strength lisinopril tablet, so it is often chosen when a doctor wants a gentle starting dose or a smaller dose increase than Lipril 10 mg Tablet. It may suit people who are more sensitive to blood pressure medicines, older adults, or patients who need careful dose titration. Compared with Lipril 2.5 mg Tablet, it delivers a higher amount of lisinopril per tablet while still allowing flexible dose adjustment.

• High blood pressure (hypertension)
• Heart failure
• After a heart attack, to help support heart function
• Kidney protection in selected patients with diabetes or protein in the urine, if prescribed

• Swallow Lipril 5 mg Tablet whole with water; do not crush or chew unless your doctor tells you to.
• You can take it with or without food.
• Take it at the same time each day to help you remember.
• If it makes you dizzy, stand up slowly from sitting or lying positions.
• Follow the exact dose and schedule prescribed by your doctor; do not change to Lipril 10 mg Tablet or Lipril 2.5 mg Tablet on your own.

Each Lipril 5 mg Tablet provides 5 mg of lisinopril. Depending on the condition being treated, it may be taken once daily or in a divided schedule, but the exact dose and frequency are decided by your doctor. The maximum daily dose depends on the reason for use and the individual patient, so do not exceed the prescribed amount.

Do not change your dose or stop the medicine without speaking to your doctor.

Common side effects of Lisinopril may include:

• Dizziness, especially when starting treatment or after a dose increase
• Dry, persistent cough
• Headache
• Fatigue or weakness
• Low blood pressure symptoms, such as lightheadedness
• Nausea
• Higher chance of dizziness in people who are sensitive to blood pressure medicines

• Do not use if you have a history of swelling with ACE inhibitors or if your doctor has told you not to take lisinopril.
• Tell your doctor if you have kidney disease, dehydration, heart failure, or are on a salt-restricted diet.
• Use caution when drinking alcohol because it can add to dizziness and low blood pressure.
• This medicine can make you feel lightheaded, so be careful driving or using machinery until you know how it affects you.
• Avoid potassium supplements or salt substitutes unless your doctor says they are safe.
• Tell your doctor if you take nitrates or other blood pressure medicines, because the combination can lower blood pressure too much.
• If you are pregnant or planning pregnancy, tell your doctor right away; lisinopril is not used in pregnancy.

• Potassium supplements and potassium-containing salt substitutes
• Diuretics or water pills
• NSAIDs such as ibuprofen or naproxen
• Lithium
• Other blood pressure medicines, including nitrates

Store Lipril 5 mg Tablet in its original strip/box at room temperature, away from excess heat, moisture, and direct light.