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What is Lisinopril?

Lisinopril is an ACE-inhibitor used in treatment of hypertension, congestive heart failure, heart attacks and also in preventing renal and retinal complications of diabetes.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
High blood pressure (Hypertension) 33 1
Other 8 2
General health 3 1
Support another treatment 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 25%
Mild
0 0%
None
3 75%

Most commonly reported side effects

Cough
1 25%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  2.5 mg daily 5 mg daily 10 mg daily 20 mg daily 40 mg daily
  5 Number of Patients: 5 7 Number of Patients: 7 16 Number of Patients: 16 9 Number of Patients: 9 4 Number of Patients: 4  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Lisinopril (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice
3 43% Doctor's advice: 43%
Other
2 29% Other: 29%
Did not seem to work
1 14% Did not seem to work: 14%
Personal research
1 14% Personal research: 14%
Side effects too severe
1 14% Side effects too severe: 14%
Not indicated
1 14% Not indicated: 14%

See all 7 patients who’ve stopped taking Lisinopril

Currently Taking Lisinopril

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
0
2
6
10
11

Stopped Taking Lisinopril

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
4 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
1 25%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
3 75%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

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

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Report created on November 21, 2009.