You can
find Altace in hard gelatin capsules, where there is a different dosage of the
main component – ramipril. The main component of ramipril becomes ramiprilat
when it is broken down in the liver. Ramiprilat is a diacid metabolite of
ramipril. The packaging of the drug is a large bottle with 100 capsules. The
dosage of 1.25 mg has a yellow bottle, 2.5 mg – an orange bottle, 5 mg – a red
bottle, 10 mg – a blue one.
Altace was
developed for people who have low blood pressure. A decrease in this pressure
can lead to cardiovascular disease. But it is important to take into account
that the use of such a drug is not a complete treatment for such a disease. The
patient must adhere to other doctor’s prescriptions: abandon alcohol and
smoking, add physical activity, limit consumption of sodium, and add lipid
control if necessary. Also, antithrombotic therapy must be added to the full
course of treatment.
Such a drug
as Altace could be used as an independent medicine or used by the patient along
with thiazidiuretics. Blood pressure control is an important thing for our
health, so this drug will allow you to reduce the risk of stroke, myocardial
infarction, and even death. Altace could be used in parallel with treatment
with another drug, for example, with lipid-lowering, antiplatelet or
antihypertensive therapy.
The
medicine can be taken by people 55 years and older who have high risks of
developing a serious disease of the cardiovascular system, peripheral vascular
disease, diabetes, coronary heart disease or stroke. And for those patients who
have hypertension, smoke cigarettes, high cholesterol, or low HDL are at risk.
You should
consult your doctor about the dosage and reception mode of these pills. Reception
mode recommends taking one tablet of 2.5 mg per day. Heart failure after
myocardial infarction requires a different dosage – 5 mg per day (that is, two
2.5 mg tablets). There may also be other recommendations but the daily dose
should not exceed 20 mg of this component per day. Some patients may take one
pill per day, others may need two. It depends on the degree of the disease. If
it is not sufficient to use the only Altace, then a doctor may also prescribe
you another drug that you will combine with this one.
