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ramipril

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Noun1.ramipril - an ACE inhibitor (trade name Altace) used to treat high blood pressure or in some patients who have had a heart attack
ACE inhibitor, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor - an antihypertensive drug that blocks the formation of angiotensin II in the kidney, leading to relaxation of the arteries; promotes the excretion of salt and water by inhibiting the activity of the angiotensin converting enzyme; also used to treat congestive heart failure


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5 mg), atenolol (50 mg), ramipril (5 mg), simvastatin (20 mg), and aspirin (100 mg) per day, or to 8 other groups, each with about 200 individuals, of aspirin alone, simvastatin alone, hydrochlorothiazide alone, three combinations of the two blood pressurelowering drugs, three blood pressurelowering drugs alone, or three blood pressure-lowering drugs plus aspirin.
The pharmaceuticals company has received final nod from US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) for Ramipril capsules, it said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.
In recent years, a number of studies have suggested that the ACE-inhibitor ramipril and different statins, together with antiplatelet drugs, reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in PAD.
 
 
 
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