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What is Perindopril?

Perindopril is in a group of drugs called ACE inhibitors. ACE stands for angiotensin converting enzyme. It is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and to prevent heart attack in people with coronary artery disease.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Elevated blood pressure 14 2 Efficacy_major
Hypertension 7 1 Efficacy_moderate
Diabetes Type 2 4 0
High blood pressure increased 2 0
Swelling in legs, feet and ankles 1 0
Other 1 0

See all 28 patients currently taking Perindopril

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 1
Mild
 0
None
 1

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Perindopril

Dry cough 1
Heart palpitations 1
Persistent cough or wheeze 1

Reported Dosages

  2 mg daily 4 mg daily 5 mg daily 6 mg daily 8 mg daily 10 mg daily 16 mg daily
  7 Number of Patients: 7 11 Number of Patients: 11 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Perindopril (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 3   Side effects too severe: 75%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 25%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 25%

See all 4 patients who’ve stopped taking Perindopril

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Perindopril

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0

Stopped Taking Perindopril

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Perindopril

Always
 3 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Perindopril

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 33%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 2 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Perindopril

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 33%
< $25
 2 67%

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Report created on May 26, 2012.