Lisinopril Dosage
Lisinopril Dosage
Lisinopril dosage may vary in the cases of adults, geriatric and pediatric population.
Adult Dosage:
In cases of hypertension, the initial Lisinopril dosage is 10 mg (oral consumption) once a day (this applies to patients not receiving diuretic). Maintenance Lisinopril dosage would be 20 to 40 mg once a day and with some patients requiring 80 mg (rare cases).
Adults with Congestive Heart Failure should take an initial Lisinopril dosage of 5 mg orally once a day (applies to patients not receiving diuretic) and a maintenance dosage of 5 to 20 mg once daily (orally)
Patients with Myocardial Infarction should start with an initial Lisinopril dosage of 5 mg orally with subsequent doses of 5 mg orally after 24 hours and 10 mg after 48 hours. Maintenance dosage would be 10 mg once daily.
Adult Lisinopril Dosage for Diabetic Nephropathy: Initial Lisinopril Dosage 10 to 20 mg once daily (oral consumption), maintenance dosage being 20 to 40 mg once daily (oral consumption).
Geriatric dose for Hypertension: Initial dose: 2.5 to 5 mg once daily (oral consumption), maintenance dosage: dosage can be increased at 2.5 to 5 mg/ day increments with an interval of one to two weeks.
Pediatric dose for Hypertension (this applies to pediatric patients of age 6 or 6 plus): Initial Lisinopril dosage – .07 mg/kg (up to 5 mg in total) once daily. Maintenance dosage: to be based on blood pressure response.
Renal Dose Adjustments: CrCl 10 up to 30 mL/min – The Initial dosage is 5 mg daily (oral consumption), once and for CrCl lesser than 10 mL/min: Initial dosage is 2.5 mg once a day (oral consumption)
Any medications over dosage can make your health at risk. If you continue Lisinopril dosage, and you feel that you are addicted to it, then the best option would be to consult drug rehab facilities , which would help you in your treatment with your addiction. As you are aware the Physician that you are with should be fully aware of your medical conditions and health record, this would help you in getting the best medicines that are required for your health.
No adjustments of dosage have been recommended for liver patients.
Though antihypertensive effects tend to diminish towards the dosing intervals regardless of the administered dose, the recommended dosage for Lisinopril Dosage is the same is 10 mg daily. A good method to detect this is by measuring the BP just prior to dosage consumption. This would help determine whether satisfactory control is achieved for a time period of 24 hours; and if not; then the dosage may be increased. Further a diuretic may also be added to control the BP if Lisinopril alone does not help.
For treating heart failures, Lisinopril Dosage is indicated as an adjunctive therapy with diuretics and digitalis.
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