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Altace
- Avoid consuming excessive potassium in foods and supplements when taking Altace. Be careful with salt substitutes which contain potassium. Ask your physician or pharmacist about the importance of electrolyte balance.
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- Good CB, McDermott L, McCloskey B. Diet and serum potassium in patients on ACE inhibitors. JAMA 1995;274:538.
- Facts and Comparisons, Clinisphere 2.0, Wolters Kluwer Company, 2000
- Pronsky, Z Food Medication Interactions, 11th edition, 1999
- Avoid or limit alcohol use.
- Facts and Comparisons, Clinisphere 2.0, Wolters Kluwer Company, 2000
- Pronsky, Z Food Medication Interactions, 11th edition, 1999
- ACE inhibitors like Altace may contribute to a deficiency in zinc. Ask your pharmacist regarding the need for supplementation.
- Golik A, Zaidenstein R, Dishi V, et al: Effects of captopril and enalapril on zinc metabolism in hypertensive patients, J Am Coll Nutr, 1998, 17(1):75-8.
- Golik A, Modai D, Averbukh Z, et al: Zinc metabolism in patients treated with captopril versus enalapril, Metabolism, 1990, 39(7): 665-7.
- Avoid using antacids or supplements containing iron or magnesium within two hours of the medication.
- Facts and Comparisons, Clinisphere 2.0, Wolters Kluwer Company, 2000
- Campbell NR and Hasinoff BB. Iron supplements: A common cause of drug interactions. Br J Clin Pharmacol 31: 251-255, 1991.
- Some herbs possess cardiac properties that may intensify the action of Altace, resulting in an excessive lowering of blood pressure or other cardiac side effects. Such herbs include: black hellebore, calamus, cereus, cola, coltsfoot, devil's claw, European mistletoe, fenugreek, fumitory, digitalis leaf, hedge mustard, figwort, lily of the valley roots, motherwort, pleurisy root, squill bulb leaf scales, white horehound, mate, scotch broom flower, shepherd's purse, and wild carrot
- Newall CA, Anderson LA, Phillipson JD. Herbal Medicines: A Guide for Health-care Professionals. London: The Pharmaceutical Press, 1996.
- Brinker, F Herb Contraindications and Drug Interactions, Eclectic Medical Publications, 1998
- Blumenthal M, et al. ed. The Complete German Commission E Monographs: Therapeutic Guide to Herbal Medicines. Trans. S. Klein. Boston, MA: American Botanical Council, 1998.
- PDR for Herbal Medicines. 2nd ed. Montvale, NJ: Medical Economics Company, Inc., 2000.
- These herbs possess diuretic properties which may intensify the effects of altace: Alfalfa, Angelica, Astragalus, Basil, Bean Pod, Buckthorn, Burdock, Butchers Broom, Buchu, Celery, Cleavers, Cornflower, Dandelion, Elecampane, Elder, Goat's Rue, Hempnettle, Horsetail, Indian-Hemp, Juniper, Marigold, Meadowsweet, Parsley, Rauwolfia, Sarsaparilla, Sweet clover, Turmeric, and Vervain.
- PDR for Herbal Medicines, 2nd edition, Medical Economics Company, 2000
- Newall CA, Anderson LA, Phillipson JD. Herbal Medicines: A Guide for Health-care Professionals. London: The Pharmaceutical Press, 1996.