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Could Severe Cough Be Related To Atenolol And Simvastatin Medications?

My brother has 56 years, he had MI 4 years ego, and the cardiologist choose the treatment stent coronary, and he recovering the health and you normal activities but now he present cough dry, is possible the cough is relationship with the stent o the prescription medicaction (clopidogrel 75 mgr 1tablet /daily, Atenolol 50 mgr 1 tabl/ daily, simvastatin 20 mgr /dia ).
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A group of drugs called ACE inhibitors usually prescribed in patients with MI , are associated with symptoms of cough in some patients and in that case these drugs are replaced by another drug . But the drugs (prescription medication) mentioned in your question are usually blamed for the cough.

But the cough in a post MI pt should be taken care of .

Treat with simple cough syrup for now .
But if it persists , or is associated with shortness of breath , fever , chest pain , then better to be seen by a doctor
to check his BP
to listen his chest and heart ,
to examine his throat

and also possibly to do some blood tests to rule out any infection etc .

Thank you
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Could Severe Cough Be Related To Atenolol And Simvastatin Medications?

Hi A group of drugs called ACE inhibitors usually prescribed in patients with MI , are associated with symptoms of cough in some patients and in that case these drugs are replaced by another drug . But the drugs (prescription medication) mentioned in your question are usually blamed for the cough. But the cough in a post MI pt should be taken care of . Treat with simple cough syrup for now . But if it persists , or is associated with shortness of breath , fever , chest pain , then better to be seen by a doctor to check his BP to listen his chest and heart , to examine his throat and also possibly to do some blood tests to rule out any infection etc . Thank you