what are the side effects of altace
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may cause swelling of the mouth, tongue, or throat
low blood sugar in patients taking other medicine for diabetes which shows as sweating or shakiness
Dry cough may develop, dizziness, and light-headedness due to low blood pressure. (It is recommended to start treatment with the lowest dose.)
American Home Products and King Pharmaceuticals have entered into a co-promotion agreement to market King’s ACE inhibitor (ramipril) in the United States and Puerto Rico.
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, an ACE inhibitor currently indicated for hypertension and congestive heart failure, received worldwide attention after the Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation Study, involving more than 9,500 high-risk patients, found a combined 22 percent reduction in the relative risk of heart attack, stroke and cardiovascular death among patients taking ramipril.
In May, an FDA advisory committee unanimously recommended the approval of for the additional and unique indications of significant reduction of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, stroke and “all-cause mortality” in patients at risk for cardiovascular events.