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questions about ENALAPRIL GENERIC enough to supply all the blood needed throughout the body. Heart failure is not GENERIC HEALTH helps lower blood pressure and treat heart failure is that it GENERIC HEALTH against the benefits breath or may get tired easily after light they expect it will have for you. If you
have any concerns about taking this
medicine, ask your doctor or
night. Fluid may collect in different parts cope better so you may not get short of pharmacist.
Keep this leaflet with the medicine.
to treat heart failure, whether you have What ENALAPRIL GENERIC HEALTH
is used for
Your doctor may prescribe
slow the progression of heart failure and ENALAPRIL GENERIC HEALTH for
another reason. Ask your doctor if
you have any questions about why
ENALAPRIL GENERIC HEALTH has
been prescribed for you.
Hypertension
Before you take ENALAPRIL
may be different at different times of the ENALAPRIL GENERIC HEALTH may GENERIC HEALTH
symptoms, such as shortness of breath, When you must not take it
tiredness after light physical activity, or Do not take ENALAPRIL GENERIC
HEALTH if:
you have taken any other 'ACE
inhibitor' medicines for high
blood pressure or heart failure
regular basis. If high blood pressure is before, which caused your face,
not treated it can lead to serious health lips, tongue, throat, hands or feet
to swell up, or made it hard for
you to breathe
disease and kidney failure. ENALAPRIL medicines called diuretics or fluid Heart Failure
 you have an allergy to
substances, such as foods,
whether you are taking other
ENALAPRIL GENERIC HEALTH (
preservatives or dyes.
medicines. Take ENALAPRIL
or other brands of enalapril
GENERIC HEALTH only when
maleate, or any of the ingredients
prescribed by your doctor.
listed at the end of this leaflet)
For high blood pressure:
Taking other medicines
of breath, swelling of the face, lips or Tell your doctor if you are taking any
other medicines, including
medicines that you buy without a
prescription from your pharmacy,
 you have a history of swelling of
supermarket or health food shop.
For heart failure:
the face, lips, tongue, throat,
Some medicines and ENALAPRIL
hands or feet, for no apparent
GENERIC HEALTH may interfere with once a day. Depending on your
each other.
Do not take ENALAPRIL GENERIC
These include:
HEALTH if you are pregnant or
breast-feeding. Your baby may absorb
 diuretic tablets - also called fluid or ENALAPRIL GENERIC HEALTH
tablets are NOT scored (break line in
middle of tablet. If your starting dose
is 2.5mg immediately tell your doctor
or pharmacist as another brand
Do not take ENALAPRIL GENERIC
which is scored or available as a
HEALTH if:
2.5mg tablet must be used.
the packaging is torn or shows
Follow all directions given to you by
signs of tampering
your doctor carefully. They may differ
 the expiry date on the pack has
If you take this medicine after the expiry If you do not understand the
instructions on the box, ask your
doctor or pharmacist for help.
If you are not sure whether you
should start taking ENALAPRIL
How to take it
GENERIC HEALTH, talk to your
Take your ENALAPRIL GENERIC
HEALTH at about the same time each
Before you start to take it
month of treatment with ENALAPRIL day. Taking your tablet(s) at the same
time each day will have the best effect. Tell your doctor if:
1. you intend to become pregnant or
intend to breast-feed
ENALAPRIL GENERIC HEALTH should may affect how well it works. You may 2. you have any medical conditions,
Swallow ENALAPRIL GENERIC
especially the following:
HEALTH with a glass of water.
How long to take it
How to take ENALAPRIL GENERIC
ENALAPRIL GENERIC HEALTH helps
3. you have recently suffered from
control your high blood pressure and
excessive vomiting or diarrhoea
How much to take
helps improve your heart failure, but
4. you are following a very low salt
Your doctor will tell you how many
does not cure it. Therefore
tablets you need to take each day.
ENALAPRIL GENERIC HEALTH must
5. you have had an allergy to any
This depends on your condition and
be taken every day. Continue taking
other medicines or any other
are also taking a diuretic (fluid tablet). ENALAPRIL GENERIC HEALTH may
cause dizziness or light-headedness
in some people, especially after the
If you forget to take it
first dose or if the dose is increased.
Make sure you know how you react
If it is almost time for your next dose, get used to the change in position and
to ENALAPRIL GENERIC HEALTH
skip the dose you missed and take
before you drive a car, operate
your next dose when you are meant
worse or continues, talk to your doctor. machinery, or do anything else that
to. Otherwise, take it as soon as you
could be dangerous if you are dizzy
remember, and then go back to
If you become pregnant while taking
or light-headed. If you drink alcohol,
taking your tablet(s) as you would
ENALAPRIL GENERIC HEALTH, tell
dizziness or light-headedness may
normally.
your doctor immediately.
be worse.
If you are not sure whether to skip
If you are about to be started on any
the dose, talk to your doctor or
new medicine, tell your doctor and
Things that would be helpful for your
pharmacist.
pharmacist that you are taking
blood pressure or heart failure
ENALAPRIL GENERIC HEALTH.
Do not take a double dose to make
up for the dose that you missed.
If you plan to have surgery (even at
the dentist) that needs a general
If you have trouble remembering to
anaesthetic, tell your doctor or
take your tablets, ask your
dentist that you are taking
pharmacist for some hints.
ENALAPRIL GENERIC HEALTH. Your  Alcohol - your doctor may advise
blood pressure may drop suddenly.
If you take too much (overdose)
 Diet - eat a healthy diet which
Make sure you drink enough water
Immediately telephone your doctor
during exercise and hot weather
or Poisons Information Centre
when you are taking ENALAPRIL
(telephone 131126), or go to accident GENERIC HEALTH, especially if you
and emergency at your nearest
sweat a lot. If you do not drink enough
Exercise - regular exercise helps to
hospital, if you think that you or
anyone else may have taken too
heart get fitter, but it is important not much ENALAPRIL GENERIC
HEALTH. Do this even if there are no
signs of discomfort or poisoning.
If you have excessive vomiting
Salt - your doctor may advise you to
and/or diarrhoea while taking
ENALAPRIL GENERIC HEALTH, tell
diet. To reduce your salt intake you should avoid using salt in cooking or While you are using ENALAPRIL
your doctor. This can also mean that
GENERIC HEALTH
 Smoking - your doctor may advise
Things you must do
 Weight - your doctor may suggest
Have your blood pressure checked
Go to your doctor regularly for a
when your doctor says, to make sure check-up. Your doctor may
ENALAPRIL GENERIC HEALTH is
working.
your potassium level in the blood and to If you feel any light-headedness or
dizziness after you take your first
Things you must not do
dose of ENALAPRIL GENERIC
Side Effects
HEALTH or if your dose is increased, Do not give ENALAPRIL GENERIC
tell your doctor immediately. This is
HEALTH to anyone else, even if they
Tell your doctor or pharmacist as
especially important if you are taking have the same condition as you.
soon as possible if you do not feel
ENALAPRIL GENERIC HEALTH for
well while you are taking ENALAPRIL
heart failure.
Things to be careful of
GENERIC HEALTH. ENALAPRIL
If you feel light-headed, dizzy or
Be careful driving or operating
faint, get up slowly when getting out
machinery until you know how
of bed or standing up. You may feel
ENALAPRIL GENERIC HEALTH
light-headed or dizzy, especially if you affects you.
 pinkish, itchy swellings on the
What it looks like
skin, also called hives or
nettlerash
 chest pain, angina
Ask your doctor or pharmacist to
 wheeziness due to tightness in
answer any questions you may have.
the chest
white, barrel-shaped tablet with “5”  collapse, numbness or weakness marked on one side.
Tell your doctor if you notice any of
of arms or legs
the following and they worry you:
barrel-shaped tablet with “10” marked hospitalisation. All of these side effects  mild stomach upsets such as feeling Other side effects not listed above
may also occur in some patients. Tell HEALTH contains 30 tablets.
your doctor if you notice any other
effects.
Ingredients
Active ingredient:
Tell your doctor immediately if you
notice any of the following:
After using ENALAPRIL GENERIC
Storage
 yellowing of the skin and eyes, also Keep your tablets in the blister pack
until it is time to take them. If you take Inactive ingredients:
store them in another container they will lactose  passing less urine than is normal for ENALAPRIL GENERIC HEALTH
tablets should be kept in a cool dry
place where the temperature stays
below 30 degrees C.
Do not store it or any other medicine
in the bathroom or near a sink.
Do not leave it in the car or on
window sills. Heat and dampness
can destroy some medicines.
Keep it where children cannot reach
it. A locked cupboard at least one-and-
If any of the following happen, stop
taking ENALAPRIL GENERIC
HEALTH and tell your doctor
Disposal
immediately or go to accident and
emergency at your nearest hospital:
 swelling of the face, lips, mouth
or throat which may cause
ask your pharmacist what to do with any ENALAPRIL GENERIC HEALTH 5mg - difficulty in swallowing or
breathing
 swelling of the hands, feet, or
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