Do not use perindopril
If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to the active substance perindopril, to other ACE inhibitors or any of the other ingredients of the medicinal product prescribed to you. If you think you may be allergic, ask your doctor.
Allergy symptoms may include:
- Asthma attacks with shortness of breath, audible wheezing or rapid breathing.
- More or less sudden swelling of face, lips, tongue or elsewhere in the body. It is especially critical if it affects the vocal cords.
- Hives, itching, rash
- Anaphylactic shock (loss of consciousness, paleness, sweating, etc.).
Also, you should not take perindopril:
- If you have previously received a drug from the same group of drugs that perindopril (ACE inhibitors) and suffered an allergic reaction which has caused swelling of hands, feet or ankles, face, lips, tongue and/or throat with difficulty swallowing or breathing (angioedema), or if you or a relative has had a similar reaction.
- If you are pregnant.
If any of the situations described is applicable to you or you are not sure, tell your doctor before taking this medicine.
Take special care with perindopril
- If you have a narrowing of aorta (aortic stenosis), of renal artery (renal artery stenosis), of heart valves (mitral valve stenosis) or thickening of heart muscle (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy).
- If you have heart disease (ischemic heart disease) or an ischemic cerebrovascular disorder.
- If you have kidney disease or if you are on dialysis.
- If you have liver failure.
- If you have a disease of the blood vessels (collagen) and/or you are being treated with allopurinol (for gout disease), procainamide (for heart rhythm problems) or immunosuppressive (medications that suppress the body's immune response).
- If you suffer diabetes.
- If you follow a diet without salt, you are taking potassium supplements, potassium-sparing diuretics o salt substitutes containing potassium, or if you have recently suffered excessive vomiting or diarrhea.
- If you have cough
- If you will undergo a treatment called apheresis of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or to a desensitisation treatment to reduce the effect of an allergy to bee stings or wasp.
- If you have low blood pressure (you may notice this as faintness or dizziness, especially with starting doses and when standing. In these cases, lying down might help)
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In all these cases, inform your doctor as you may need a dose adjustment or withdrawal of treatment with this medicine.
Stop taking perindopril and seek medical attention immediately if you have difficulty breathing or swallowing with or without swelling of the face, lips, tongue and/or throat (angioedema).
Tell your doctor if you will be admitted to a hospital for surgery. Tell your doctor you are taking perindopril before you receive an anesthetic.
If this situation is applicable to you or you are not sure, tell your doctor before taking this medicine.
Taking other medicines
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including herbal products or drugs obtained without a prescription. It is important, especially if you are taking:
Certain drugs may interact with perindopril; in these cases, you may need a change the dose or stop treatment with any of them.
It is important to tell your doctor if you are taking or have recently taken any of the following medications:
- Diurétics (water pills).
- Potassium supplements or salt substitutes containing potassium.
- Medicines for mental disorders as lithium, antipsychotics or tricyclic antidepressants.
- Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and high doses of aspirin (more than 3 grams per day) used to treat arthritis or muscle pain.
- Antihypertensive (drugs that reduce high blood pressure)
- Sympathomimetic drugs (stimulate the central nervous system).
- Drugs for treatment of diabetes, as insulin or oral antidiabetic.
Remember that your doctor has prescribed this medicine only for you. Never give it to someone else.
Use with food and beverages
Tablets should be swallowed whole, with a glass of water in the morning, before breakfast, unless your doctor tells you otherwise.
Consult your doctor or pharmacist before taking any medicine.
Special physiological situations
Always consult your doctor or pharmacist before taking any medicine during pregnancy or lactation.
Pregnancy and lactation
Perindopril is contraindicated during pregnancy, nor should use it if you are breast-feeding.
ACE Inhibitors (group to which belongs perindopril) may cause fetal damage and death, when administered during the second and third trimester of pregnancy. In case you are pregnant, you must immediately stop this medicine, according to instructions from your doctor.
Children
Use of perindopril in children is not recommended, because information about
its safety and efficacy in this age group is limited.
Driving and using machines
It is unlikely that this medicine affects your ability to drive vehicles or use machines; However, if you experience symptoms such as dizziness or fatigue, try not to perform tasks which may require special attention until you know how you tolerate perindopril.
Consult your doctor or pharmacist before taking any medicine.
If you become pregnant, contact your doctor immediately.
If a doctor prescribes another medicine , tell you are taking perindopril.
Check with your doctor regularly developments of disorder that motivates the use of perindopril. Maybe there is some reason that prevented you properly receive the indicated doses and induce your doctor to erroneous conclusions about treatment.
Do not restart treatment with perindopril at your own risk without first talking to your doctor, nor encourage its use by another person, even if have the same symptoms you have. Nor is it advisable to interrupt or reduce the dose without considering the opinion of your doctor.
If you feel unwell during treatment with perindopril, immediately consult your doctor.
If you use more medicine than you should
If you take more medicine than you should, immediately consult your doctor or pharmacist.
The most common symptoms of overdose include hypotension, shock, renal failure, hyperventilation, tachycardia, palpitations, bradycardia, dizziness, anxiety, and cough.
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If severe hypotension occurs, the patient may lie down with raised legs. If the problem persists, contact your doctor immediately.
In case of overdose or accidental ingestion, consult the Toxicology Information Service of your country.
If you forget a dose:
It is important to take this medicine every day. However, if you forget to take one or more doses of perindopril, take another as soon as you remember and then follow the prescribed treatment. Do not take a double dose to make up for missed doses.
If you have any further questions on the use of this product, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Like all medicines, perindopril can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
The frequency of side effects is classified into:
Very common: affect 1 out of 1-10 patients
Common: affect 1 out of 10-100 patients
Uncommon: affect 1 out of 100-1.000 patients
Rare: affect 1 out of 1.000-10.000 patients
Very Rare: affect less than 1 in 10,000 patients
Incidence not known: Can not be established the true incidence from the available data
Have been described the following side effects according to these categories of frequency:
Common side effects (affect 1-10% of patients):
- Lowering of blood pressure (hypotension), and other effects associated with hypotension
- nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, taste disorders, digestion disorders, diarrhea, constipation,
- Headache, dizziness,
- dry cough, difficulty breathing,
- Rash, itching (pruritus),
- Visual and/or hearing disorders.
- Muscle cramps, weakness.
Uncommon side effects (affect 0.1-1% of patients):
- angioedema of face, extremities, lips, mucous membranes, tongue, glottis and/or larynx involving difficulty breathing or swallowing, itching,
- mood disorders or sleep disturbances, sexual disorders,
- bronchospasm,
- renal failure,
- sweating,
- Dry mouth.
Rare side effects (affects less than 0.01% of patients):
- confusion,
- pneumonia,
- rhinitis,
- pancreatitis,
- cytolytic or cholestatic hepatitis,
- Acute renal failure,
- erythema multiforme.
In blood analysis can observe a slight decrease in hemoglobin and hematocrit, a slight elevation of potassium, and increased blood urea and creatinine.
If you notice any side effects not listed in this website or in the leaflet accompanying the container, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
If any of the side effects gets serious, tell your doctor or pharmacist.
This page contains list of brands of authorized pharmaceutical specialties of the active principle perindopril in the countries listed below:
[ Australia] [ Brazil] [ Canada] [ France] [ Germany] [ India] [ Italy] [ Japan] [ Mexico] [ Pakistan] [ Puerto Rico] [ Spain] [ Turkey] [ United Kingdom] [ U.S.A]
Given the nature of the pharmaceutical market, some specialties may be unavailable, have been removed from pharmaceutical market or have changed its name. So that, in no case can take decisions based on the information contained in the page. MEDIZZINE is not responsible for any damage arising from the information provided, which may be incomplete or outdated.
Warning:
With exceptions expressly indicated, these lists do not include active principle associations with other drugs or clinical use containers.
Australia: ▲
APO-PERINDOPRIL 2 mg, tablets
APO-PERINDOPRIL 4 mg, tablets
APO-PERINDOPRIL 8 mg, tablets
APO-PERINDOPRIL ARGININE 2.5 mg, tablets
APO-PERINDOPRIL ARGININE 5 mg, tablets
APO-PERINDOPRIL ARGININE 10 mg, tablets
APOTEX-PERINDOPRIL ARGININE 2.5 mg, tablets
APOTEX-PERINDOPRIL ARGININE 5 mg, tablets
APOTEX-PERINDOPRIL ARGININE 10 mg, tablets
ARROW-PERINDOPRIL 2 mg, tablets
ARROW-PERINDOPRIL 4 mg, tablets
ARROW-PERINDOPRIL 8 mg, tablets
BLOOMS THE CHEMIST PERINDOPRIL 2 mg, tablets
BLOOMS THE CHEMIST PERINDOPRIL 4 mg, tablets
BLOOMS THE CHEMIST PERINDOPRIL 8 mg, tablets
CHEMMART PERINDOPRIL 2 mg, tablets
CHEMMART PERINDOPRIL 4 mg, tablets
CHEMMART PERINDOPRIL 8 mg, tablets
CHEMMART PERINDOPRIL ARGININE 10 mg, tablets
CHEMMART PERINDOPRIL ARGININE 2.5 mg, tablets
CHEMMART PERINDOPRIL ARGININE 5 mg, tablets
COVEREX 2.5 mg, tablets
COVEREX 5 mg, tablets
COVEREX 10 mg, tablets
COVERSYL 2.5 mg, tablets
COVERSYL 5 mg, tablets
COVERSYL 10 mg, tablets
GENRX PERINDOPRIL ARGININE 2.5 mg, tablets
GENRX PERINDOPRIL ARGININE 5 mg, tablets
GENRX PERINDOPRIL ARGININE 10 mg, tablets
IDAPREX 2 mg, tablets
IDAPREX 4 mg, tablets
IDAPREX 8 mg, tablets
IDAPREX ARG 2.5 mg, tablets
IDAPREX ARG 5 mg, tablets
IDAPREX ARG 10 mg, tablets
INDOPRIL 2 mg, tablets
INDOPRIL 4 mg, tablets
INDOPRIL 8 mg, tablets
INDOSYL MONO 2 mg, tablets
INDOSYL MONO 4 mg, tablets
INDOSYL MONO 8 mg, tablets
OZAPACE 2 mg, tablets
OZAPACE 4 mg, tablets
OZAPACE 8 mg, tablets
PERINDO 2 mg, tablets
PERINDO 4 mg, tablets
PERINDO 8 mg, tablets
PERINDO ARG 2.5 mg, tablets
PERINDO ARG 5 mg, tablets
PERINDO ARG 10 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ACTAVIS 2 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ACTAVIS 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ACTAVIS 8 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL CH 2 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL CH 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL CH 8 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL GENERICHEALTH 2 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL GENERICHEALTH 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL GENERICHEALTH 8 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL HX 2 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL HX 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL HX 8 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL SANDOZ 2 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL SANDOZ 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL SANDOZ 8 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL-GA 2 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL-GA 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL-GA 8 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL-WT 2 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL-WT 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL-WT 8 mg, tablets
PHARMACOR PERINDOPRIL 2 mg, tablets
PHARMACOR PERINDOPRIL 4 mg, tablets
PHARMACOR PERINDOPRIL 8 mg, tablets
PHARMACY CLINICE PERINDOPRIL 2 mg, tablets
PHARMACY CLINICE PERINDOPRIL 4 mg, tablets
PHARMACY CLINICE PERINDOPRIL 8 mg, tablets
PREXUM 2.5 mg, tablets
PREXUM 5 mg, tablets
PREXUM 10 mg, tablets
TERRY WHITE CHEMISTS PERINDOPRIL 2 mg, tablets
TERRY WHITE CHEMISTS PERINDOPRIL 4 mg, tablets
TERRY WHITE CHEMISTS PERINDOPRIL 8 mg, tablets
TERRY WHITE CHEMISTS PERINDOPRIL ARGININE 2.5 mg, tablets
TERRY WHITE CHEMISTS PERINDOPRIL ARGININE 5 mg, tablets
TERRY WHITE CHEMISTS PERINDOPRIL ARGININE 10 mg mg, tablets
Brazil: ▲
COVERSYL 4 mg, tablets
COVERSYL 8 mg, tablets
PERICOR 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL RANBAXY 4 mg, tablets
Canada: ▲
COVERSYL 2 mg, tablets
COVERSYL 4 mg, tablets
COVERSYL 8 mg, tablets
France: ▲
COVERSYL 2.5 mg, tablets
COVERSYL 5 mg, tablets
COVERSYL 10 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ACTAVIS 2 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ACTAVIS 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ACTAVIS 8 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ARGININE BIOGARAN 10 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ARGININE BIOGARAN 2.5 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ARGININE BIOGARAN 5 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ARGININE SERVIER 2.5 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ARGININE SERVIER 5 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ARROW 2 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ARROW 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ARROW 8 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL BIOGARAN 2 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL BIOGARAN 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL BIOGARAN 8 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL EG 2 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL EG 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL EG 8 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL EVOLUGEN 2 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL EVOLUGEN 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL EVOLUGEN 8 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ISOMED 2 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ISOMED 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ISOMED 8 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL KRKA 2 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL KRKA 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL KRKA 8 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL MYLAN 2 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL MYLAN 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL MYLAN 8 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL PHR LAB 2 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL PHR LAB 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL PHR LAB 8 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL RANBAXY 2 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL RANBAXY 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL RANBAXY 8 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL RATIOPHARM 2 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL RATIOPHARM 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL RATIOPHARM 8 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL SANDOZ 2 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL SANDOZ 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL SANDOZ 8 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL TEVA SANTE 2 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL TEVA SANTE 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL TEVA SANTE 8 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL TOSILATE TEVA 10 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL TOSILATE TEVA 2,5 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL TOSILATE TEVA 5 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ZENTIVA 2 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ZENTIVA 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ZENTIVA 8 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ZYDUS 2 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ZYDUS 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ZYDUS 8 mg, tablets
Germany: ▲
COVERSUM 2.5 mg, tablets
COVERSUM 4 mg, tablets
COVERSUM 5 mg, tablets
COVERSUM 10 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL- 1 A PHARMA 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL GLENMARK 4 mg, tablets
India: ▲
CONAPE 2 mg, tablets
CONAPE 4 mg, tablets
COVERSYL 2 mg, tablets
COVERSYL 4 mg, tablets
COVERSYL 8 mg, tablets
EVIPER 2 mg, tablets
EVIPER 4 mg, tablets
PERIGARD 2 mg, tablets
PERIGARD 4 mg, tablets
PRILL 2 mg, tablets
PRILL 4 mg, tablets
Italy: ▲
COVERSYL 4 mg, tablets
PROCAPTAN 4 mg, tablets
PROCAPTAN 5 mg, tablets
PROCAPTAN 10 mg, tablets
COVERSYL 5 mg, tablets
COVERSYL 10 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ALMUS 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL DOC 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL DOC 8 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL EG 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL MYLAN 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL MYLAN 5 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL PENSA 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL PENSA 8 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL PFIZER 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL RANBAXY 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL RATIOPHARM 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL SANDOZ 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL SANDOZ 8 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL TEVA 4 mg, tablets
PRENESSA 4 mg, tablets
Japan: ▲
COVERSYL 2 mg, tablets
COVERSYL 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE NICHI-IKO 2 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE NICHI-IKO 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE SAWAI 2 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE SAWAI 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE TOWA 2 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE TOWA 4 mg, tablets
Mexico: ▲
COVERSYL 2 mg, 14, 20 & 30 tablets
COVERSYL 4 mg, 14, 20 & 30 tablets
Pakistan: ▲
COVERSYL 2 mg, tablets
COVERSYL 4 mg, tablets
COVERSYL 8 mg, tablets
DOPRIL 2 mg, tablets
DOPRIL 4 mg, tablets
HARTACE 4 mg, tablets
HARTACE 8 mg, tablets
Spain: ▲
COVERSYL 4 mg, 30 tablets
PERINDOPRIL ACTAVIS 4 mg, 30 tablets
PERINDOPRIL ACTAVIS 8 mg, 30 tablets
PERINDOPRIL RANBAXY 4 mg, 30 tablets
PERINDOPRIL TECNIGEN 4 mg, 30 tablets
PERINDOPRIL TECNIGEN 8 mg, 30 tablets
PERINDOPRIL TEVA 4 mg, 30 tablets
Turkey: ▲
ACEPER 4 mg, tablets
ACEPER 8 mg, tablets
COVERSYL 5 mg, tablets
COVERSYL 10 mg, tablets
PADERO 4 mg, tablets
PADERO 8 mg, tablets
PERIDAY 2 mg, tablets
PERIDAY 4 mg, tablets
SERPERIL 4 mg, tablets
SERPERIL 8 mg, tablets
United Kingdom: ▲
COVERSYL 2.5 mg, tablets
COVERSYL 5 mg, tablets
COVERSYL 10 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE AAH PHARMA 2 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE AAH PHARMA 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE AAH PHARMA 8 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL TOSILATE AAH PHARMA 2.5 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL TOSILATE AAH PHARMA 5 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL TOSILATE AAH PHARMA 10 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE ACTAVIS 2 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE ACTAVIS 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE ACTAVIS 8 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE ALLIANCE HEALTHCARE 2 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE ALLIANCE HEALTHCARE 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE ALLIANCE HEALTHCARE 8 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE GENERICS 2 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE GENERICS 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE GENERICS 8 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE GLENMARK 2 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE GLENMARK 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE GLENMARK 8 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE KENT PHARMA 8 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE SANDOZ 2 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE SANDOZ 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE SANDOZ 8 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE SOMEX PHARMA 2 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE SOMEX PHARMA 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE SOMEX PHARMA 8 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE TEVA 2 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE TEVA 4 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE TEVA 8 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL TOSILATE TEVA 2.5 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL TOSILATE TEVA 5 mg, tablets
PERINDOPRIL TOSILATE TEVA 10 mg, tablets
U.S.A. and Puerto Rico: ▲
ACEON 2 mg, 10, 30 & 100 tablets
ACEON 4 mg, 10, 30 & 100 tablets
ACEON 8 mg, 10, 30 & 100 tablets
PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE AUROBINDO 2 mg, 100 tablets
PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE AUROBINDO 4 mg, 100 tablets
PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE AUROBINDO 8 mg, 100 tablets
PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE LUPIN PHARMA 2 mg, 100 tablets
PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE LUPIN PHARMA 4 mg, 100 tablets
PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE LUPIN PHARMA 8 mg, 100 tablets
PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE ROXANE 2 mg, 100 tablets
PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE ROXANE 4 mg, 100 tablets
PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE ROXANE 8 mg, 100 tablets
Page updated: December 11, 2010.