Amlodipine + Benazepril (Lotrel)

Read these points before you start. If any of them apply to you, talk to your doctor or pharmacist first.

• High blood pressure usually has no symptoms, so keep taking your medicine even when you feel well. Stopping can make your blood pressure rise again.
• It can make you feel dizzy, especially when you stand up quickly or when you first start. Get up slowly from sitting or lying down.
• Alcohol can make dizziness worse and raise blood pressure over time. Keep it to small amounts.
• Tell your doctor if you have kidney or liver problems.
• Have your blood pressure checked regularly, as your doctor advises.
• Do not take it if you are pregnant or trying to become pregnant. It can harm the unborn baby.
• Do not take it if you have ever had angioedema (sudden swelling of the face, lips, tongue or throat), or if you take sacubitril/valsartan.
• Do not use potassium supplements or salt substitutes containing potassium unless your doctor says so.
• Painkillers like ibuprofen and naproxen can reduce its effect and affect your kidneys.
• Tell your doctor if you take lithium, or aliskiren.
• If you have diarrhoea or sickness and cannot keep fluids down, ask your doctor whether to pause it.
• Grapefruit juice can raise the level of amlodipine. Avoid large amounts.
• Tell your doctor or pharmacist about every other medicine, vitamin or herbal product you use.
• Keep this product out of the reach and sight of children.