Monopril

Brand: MONOPRIL

Generic: FOSINOPRIL

MONOPRIL is a prescription medicine used for treating high blood pressure (hypertension) or heart failure. Both of these are long term (chronic) diseases so it is important that you continue to take your MONOPRIL everyday.

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MEDICATION GUIDE

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SAFETY INFORMATION

►Do not take MONOPRIL and tell your doctor if:

• you have an allergy to fosinopril sodium (the active ingredient in MONOPRIL), or to any of MONOPRIL’s inactive ingredients. Symptoms of an allergic reaction to MONOPRIL may include skin rash, itchiness, shortness of breath, swelling of the face, lips or tongue, muscle pain or tenderness or joint pain.
• you have taken any other ‘ACE inhibitor’ medicine before, which caused your face, lips, tongue, throat, hands or feet to swell up or made it hard for you to breathe. If you have had an allergic reaction to an ACE inhibitor medicine before, you may be allergic to MONOPRIL.
• you have a history of angioedema or angioneurotic oedema, which is swelling of the face, lips, tongue, throat (which may cause difficulty in swallowing or breathing), hands or feet, for no apparent reason.
• if you are pregnant or are trying to become pregnant. MONOPRIL may cause serious injury to your developing baby if you take it during pregnancy.
• if you are breastfeeding or intend to breastfeed.
• if the tablets change in appearance, colour or taste.

Do not take this medicine if any of the above apply to you. If you are not sure, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking MONOPRIL.

►Before taking MONOPRIL, tell your doctor if:

• you have allergies to:
  • any other medicine
  • any other substances, such as foods, preservatives or dyes

Tell your doctor if you have a family history of swelling of the face, lips, tongue, throat that may cause difficulty in swallowing or breathing.

Tell your doctor if you have any medical conditions, especially the following:

• diabetes
• systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), scleroderma or other autoimmune disease
• take any other medicines or drugs including any immunosuppressant medicine
• kidney problems, or have had kidney problems in the past, or are having dialysis
• liver problems, or have had liver problems in the past
• low blood pressure, which you may notice as dizziness or lightheadedness
• are going to have surgery (including dental surgery) involving a general anaesthetic, even if it is minor

Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant or breast-feed.

If you have not told your doctor about any of the above, tell them before you start taking MONOPRIL.

CAUTION

As with other ACE inhibitor medicines, you may feel light-headed or dizzy when you begin to take MONOPRIL or after your dose is increased. This is because your blood pressure is dropping suddenly.

If you feel light-headed, dizzy or faint when getting out of bed or standing up, get up slowly. Standing up slowly, especially when you get up from bed or chairs, will help your body get used to the change in position and blood pressure.

Be careful the first time you take MONOPRIL, especially if you are elderly.

Be careful driving or operating machinery until you know how MONOPRIL affects you.

As with other ACE inhibitor medicines, MONOPRIL may cause dizziness, or light-headedness in some people. Make sure you know how you react to MONOPRIL before you drive a car, operate machinery, or do anything else that could be dangerous if you are dizzy or light-headed. If this occurs do not drive. If you drink alcohol, dizziness or light-headedness may be worse

POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS

Tell your doctor or pharmacist as soon as possible if you do not feel well while you are taking MONOPRIL. MONOPRIL helps most people with high blood pressure, but it may have unwanted side effects in a few people. All medicines can have side effects. Sometimes they are serious, most of the time they are not. You may need medical treatment if you get some of the side effects. Following is a list of possible side effects. Do not be alarmed by this list. You may not experience any of them.

►MORE COMMON SIDE EFFECTS:

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you notice any of the following and they worry you:

• feeling lightheaded, dizzy or faint
• headache
• tiredness, fatigue or weakness
• dry cough
• feeling sick (nausea) or vomiting
• upset stomach (dyspepsia) or heartburn
• diarrhea
• stomach pains
• muscle cramps or pains

(Mostly these are mild and short lived).

►SERIOUS SIDE EFFECTS:

Tell your doctor as soon as possible if you notice any of the following:

• changes to your heart rhythm
• infections of your urinary tract or upper respiratory tract (URTI, or cold or flu symptoms)
• severe dizziness (vertigo)
• impotence (inability to get or maintain an erection)
• mild rash or itching
• gout (painful, swollen joints)
• diabetes (symptoms include – excessive thirst, greatly increased amount of urine, increase of appetite with a loss of weight, feeling tired, drowsy, weak, depressed, irritable and generally unwell)
• sore throat and fever
• hepatitis (symptoms include – nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, feeling generally unwell, fever, itching, yellowing of the skin and eyes and dark coloured urine)
• confusion; irregular heartbeat; nervousness; numbness or tingling of the hands, feet or lips; shortness of breath or difficulty breathing; weakness or heaviness of legs. (You may experience these symptoms if too much potassium builds up in your body.)

You may need medical attention. Serious side effects are rare.

►VERY SERIOUS SIDE EFFECTS:

STOP TAKING MONOPRIL if any of the following happen you and call your doctor immediately or go to Accident and Emergency at your nearest hospital:

• swollen face, swollen lips, swollen mouth, swollen throat, swollen hands or feet
• if you faint or if your skin turns yellow
• sore throat and fever
• chest pain difficulty breathing
• itchy skin and/or rash
• not urinating (passing water) as much as usual
• stomach pain with or without nausea

These are very serious side effects. You may need urgent medical attention or hospitalization.

Other side effects not listed above may occur in some patients. Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you notice anything that is making you feel unwell. Do not be alarmed by this list of possible side effects. You may not experience any of them.

DRUG INTERACTION

Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.

Some medicines can affect the way MONOPRIL works. It is especially important that you tell your doctor if you are taking any of the following:

• water tablets or diuretics (for example Lasix(R), Urex(R), Natrilix(R), Moduretic(R))
• lithium or lithium-containing preparations (for example Lithicarb(R), Priadel(R))
• potassium tablets (for example SPAN-K(R), SLOW-K(R) or MAG-K(R))
• potassium-containing salt substitutes (for example PRESSOR-K(R))
• antacids
• if you are taking MONOPRIL for high blood pressure do not take ,any medicine (including ones bought without prescription) for appetite control, asthma, colds, coughs, hayfever or sinus problems unless you have discussed the medicine with your doctor or pharmacist.
• anti-inflammatory medicines (these are used to relieve pain, swelling and other symptoms of inflammation, including arthritis) and include nonsteroidal anti inflammatory agents – NSAIDs (for example Voltaren, Indocid) and COX-2 inhibitors (for example Celebrex)

Taking a combination of Monopril with a thiazide diuretic (fluid tablet) and an anti-inflamatory medicine may damage your kidneys.

Your doctor will decide whether your treatment needs to be altered or whether you should have check ups or blood tests more frequently.