Aceon is a member of the family of medications known as ACE inhibitors, and can be generically prescribed as perindopril. ACE inhibitors are used to treat patients with coronary artery disease to prevent heart attacks as well as used to treat hypertension.
How does it work?
Aceon helps by lowering the patient's blood pressure. It does this by reducing the resistance to blood flow that is often present in the veins when a patient has hypertension or other heart conditions.
Ways to take Aceon
The usual starting dosage is 4 milligrams daily, taken as a single dose or divided into two smaller doses. Your doctor may increase the dosage until your blood pressure is under control, up to a maximum of 16 milligrams per day. A dose of 4 to 8 milligrams a day is usually sufficient.
If your blood pressure is not adequately controlled with Aceon alone, the doctor may add a diuretic to your regimen. Aceon overdose can cause low blood pressure, including dizziness and light-headedness. If you suspect an overdose, seek medical attention immediately.
Side effects of Aceon
Aceon Tablets is in general well-tolerated in the patient populations studied, the side effects were usually mild and transient. The most common side effects are cough, headache, asthenia and dizziness. Other commonly reported effects, regardless of causality, include: headache, upper respiratory infection, asthenia, rhinitis, low extremity pain, diarrhea, edema, pharyngitis, urinary tract infection, abdominal pain, sleep disorder, chest pain, injury, paresthesia, nausea, rash, seasonal allergy, depression, abnormal ECG, ALT increase, tinnitus, vomiting, neck pain, male sexual dysfunction, triglyceride increase, somnolence, joint pain, nervousness, myalgia, menstrual disorder, flatulence and arthritis.
ACE inhibitors can cause fetal and neonatal morbidity and death when administered to pregnant women. Several dozen cases have been reported in the world literature. When pregnancy is detected, ACE inhibitors should be discontinued as soon as possible.
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