AHFS/Drugs.com Monograph Routes ofadministration Oral Bioavailability 24% Protein binding 20% | MedlinePlus a602017 Molar mass 368.468 g/mol CAS ID 107133-36-8 | |
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Trade names Coversyl, Coversum, Preterax, Aceon Pregnancycategory US: D (Evidence of risk) ATC code C09AA04 (WHO)C09BA04 (WHO) (with diuretics)C09BB04 (WHO) (with amlodipine) | ||
Perindopril information burst
Perindopril is a long-acting ACE inhibitor used to treat high blood pressure, heart failure, or stable coronary artery disease in form of perindopril arginine (trade names include Coversyl, Coversum) or perindopril erbumine (Aceon). According to the Australian government's Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme website, based on data provided to the Australian Department of Health and Aging by the manufacturer, perindopril arginine and perindopril erbumine are therapeutically equivalent and may be interchanged without differences in clinical effect. However, the dose prescribed to achieve the same effect differs due to different molecular weights for the two forms.
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Ace inhibitors
Medical uses
Perindopril shares the indications of ACE inhibitors as a class, including essential hypertension, stable coronary artery disease (reduction of risk of cardiac events in patients with a history of myocardial infarction and/or revascularization) and treatment of symptomatic heart disease or failure. In addition, the Perindopril pROtection aGainst REcurrent Stroke Study (PROGRESS) found that perindopril reduces the risk of stroke in both hypertensive and nonhypertensive individuals with a history of stroke or transient ischemic attack.
The Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial showed the benefits of taking the two drugs perindopril and amlodipine together. About 9000 British patients aged 40 to 79 were involved in the five-year trial. Half were given the new drug combination; the rest were given traditional drugs. Perindopril and amlodipine were found to be so effective, the trial was stopped early so all patients could receive the combination.
Composition
Each tablet contains 2, 4, or 8 mg of the tert-butylamine salt of perindopril. Perindopril is also available under the trade name Coversyl Plus, containing 4 mg of perindopril combined with 1.25 mg indapamide.
In Australia, each tablet contains 2.5, 5, or 10 mg of perindopril arginine. Perindopril is also available under the trade name Coversyl Plus, containing 5 mg of perindopril arginine combined with 1.25 mg indapamide and Coversyl Plus LD, containing 2.5 mg of perindopril arginine combined with 0.625 mg indapamide.
The efficacy and tolerability of a fixed-dose combination of 4 mg perindopril and 5 mg amlodipine, a calcium channel antagonist, has been confirmed in a prospective, observational multicenter trial of 1,250 hypertensive patients. A preparation of the two drugs is available commercially as Coveram.
Trade names
Also, it is available under the brand names:
Contraindications
Precautions
Side effects
Side effects are mild, usually at the start of treatment; they include:
Less often
Reversible increases in blood urea and creatinine may be observed. Proteinuria has occurred in some patients. Rarely, angioneurotic edema and decreases in hemoglobin, red cells, and platelets have been reported.
Marketing
On 9 July 2014, the European Commission imposed fines of €427,700,000 on Laboratoires Servier and 5 companies which produce generics due to Servier's abuse of their dominant market position, in breach of European Union Competition law. Servier's strategy had included acquiring the principal source of generic production of Perindopril and entering into several pay-for-delay agreements with potential generic competitors.