A1,
A2,
B,
C1,
C2,
D,
E,
F,
G-H,
I-K,
L,
M,
N,
O,
P1,
P2,
Q-R,
S,
T,
U-V,
W-Z
Univasc Patient, Information, Instructions - Moexipril
Univasc Patient, Information, Instructions - Moexipril
PATIENT INFORMATION
Food: Patients should be advised to take
moexipril one hour before meals (see CLINICAL
PHARMACOLOGY and DOSAGE AND
ADMINISTRATION).
Angioedema: Angioedema, including laryngeal
edema, may occur with
treatment with ACE
inhibitors, usually occurring early in therapy (within the first
month). Patients should be so advised and told to report immediately
any signs or symptoms suggesting angioedema
(swelling of the face, extremities, eyes, lips, tongue, difficulty
in breathing) and to take no
more UNIVASC® until they have consulted with the
prescribing physician.
Symptomatic Hypotension: Patients should be cautioned
that lightheadedness can occur with UNIVASC®, especially
during the first few days of therapy. If fainting occurs, the patient
should stop taking UNIVASC® and consult the prescribing
physician.
All patients should be cautioned that excessive perspiration
and dehydration may lead
to an excessive fall in
blood pressure
because of reduction
in fluid volume. Other causes of volume
depletion such
as vomiting or diarrhea
may also lead to a fall
in blood pressure; patients
should be advised to consult their physician
if they develop these conditions.
Hyperkalemia: Patients should be told not to use
potassium supplements or salt
substitutes containing potassium
without consulting their physician.
Neutropenia: Patients should be told to report
promptly any indication
of infection (e.g.,
sore throat,
fever) that could be a sign of neutropenia.
Pregnancy: Female patients of childbearing
age should be told about
the consequences of second- and third-trimester exposure to ACE
inhibitors and should also be told that these consequences do not
appear to have resulted from intrauterine
ACE inhibitor
exposure that has been
limited to the first trimester. Patients should be asked to report
pregnancies to their physicians as soon as possible.
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