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What is Lotrel?
Lotrel is a brand name for a combination of the drugs amlodipine besylate, a calcium channel blocker, and benazepril hydrochloride, an ACE inhibitor. Lotrel is considered a second or third line treatment for hypertension when other treatments have not worked. Lotrel is brand name owned by Novartis.
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Reasons Taken
7 patients in the community are taking or have taken Lotrel.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
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| Other | 5 | 71% |
| General health | 1 | 14% |
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Lotrel or how long patients were taking Lotrel before stopping.
Currently taking Lotrel
Stopped taking Lotrel
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| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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| Course of treatment ended | 1 | 100% |  |