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Does Intake Of Lisinopril Cause An Increase In Serum Creatinine Level?
Question: I have stage three chronic kidney disease, and recently put on Lisinopril 2.5mg daily. When reading on line, it said that Lisinopril can cause an increase in serum creatinine.How safe is it for me to be taking this med?
Brief Answer:
lisinopril is safe
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
lisinopril belongs to a class of antihypertensives called ACE inhibitors. It is the drug of choice for hypertension in diabetics and in kidney patients but there is one catch, it can increase creatinine and potassium levels because of its mechanism of action. but it has been seen that this effect will occur only in few patients who will have progressive rise in serum creatinine. here the medicine has to be stopped and then the serum creatinine improves completely.
So, you should get creatinine and potassium level before starting the medication and repeat it after 2 weeks and see if creatinine is rising. if it is more than 20% or the previous value, you have to be careful.
best wishes
lisinopril is safe
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
lisinopril belongs to a class of antihypertensives called ACE inhibitors. It is the drug of choice for hypertension in diabetics and in kidney patients but there is one catch, it can increase creatinine and potassium levels because of its mechanism of action. but it has been seen that this effect will occur only in few patients who will have progressive rise in serum creatinine. here the medicine has to be stopped and then the serum creatinine improves completely.
So, you should get creatinine and potassium level before starting the medication and repeat it after 2 weeks and see if creatinine is rising. if it is more than 20% or the previous value, you have to be careful.
best wishes
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Dr. Nagamani Ng
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