🩺 Use & Benefits

• Controls high blood pressure (hypertension) as monotherapy or in combination with other antihypertensives Supports management of congestive heart failure, often alongside diuretics 

• Initiated shortly after acute myocardial infarction in patients with heart failure signs reduces risks of further cardiovascular events

• Helps slow progression of kidney disease in patients with diabetic or non-diabetic nephropathy Reduces risk of stroke, heart attack, and death in high-risk cardiovascular patients 

• Long-acting and generally well-tolerated—suitable for long-term use 

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Dosage Examples :

• Hypertension: initial 1.25–2.5 mg once daily; maintenance 2.5–20 mg/day in single or divided doses

• Heart failure post-MI: start 2.5 mg twice daily; titrate up to 5 mg twice daily

• Cardiovascular prevention: 2.5 mg daily first week, then 5 mg/day; up to 10 mg/day if tolerated

Pharmacology: Enalapril is converted to enalaprilat, inhibiting conversion of angiotensin I to vasoconstrictor angiotensin II, lowering aldosterone and blood pressure 

Monitoring & Safety: Blood pressure, kidney function, electrolytes (especially potassium) should be monitored regularly. May cause persistent dry cough (~7–8%) or hypotension. Angioedema is a rare but serious reaction (<1%) .

Contraindications: Not for use in patients with history of angioedema, bilateral renal artery stenosis, pregnancy/lactation, or hypersensitivity to ACE inhibitors .