Coversyl
Generic Name
Perindopril
Packs Price
- Tab 2 mg(016784): 10:155.00:183.06
- Tab 4 mg(011458): 10: 246.00:289.41
- Tab 8 mg(032260): 10: 295.86:348.07
Company
Servier
Therapeutic Group
Ace Inhibitor
Indication Dosage
Hypertension:
- Adult: Initially 5 Mg Perindopril (as Arginine) Once Daily For 1 Month, Dose To Be Taken In The Morning, Then, Adjusted According To Response; Maximum 10 Mg Per Day. Alternatively; Initially 4 Mg Perindopril (as Terbutylamine) Once Daily For 1 Month, the Dose To Be Taken In The Morning, Then, Adjusted According To Response; Maximum of 8 Mg Per Day
- Elderly: Initially 2.5 Mg Perindopril (as Arginine) Once Daily For 1 Month, Dose To Be Taken In The Morning, Then, Adjusted According To Response; Maximum 10 Mg Per Day. Alternatively; Initially 2 Mg Perindopril (as Terbutylamine)once Daily For 1 Month, Dose To Be Taken In The Morning, Then, Adjusted According To a Response; Maximum of 8 Mg Per Day
Hypertension, If Used In Addition To Diuretic, Or In Cardiac Decompensation Or Volume Depletion:
- Adult: Initially 2.5 Mg Perindopril (as Arginine) Once Daily For 1 Month, Dose Tobe Taken In The Morning, Then, Adjusted According To Response; Maximum 10 Mg Per Day. Alternatively; Initially 2 Mg Perindopril (as Terbutylamine)once Daily For 1 Month, Dose To Be Taken In The Morning, Then, Adjusted According To a Response; Maximum of 8 Mg Per Day
Symptomatic Heart Failure (adjunct):
- Adult: Initially 2.5 Mg Perindopril (as Arginine) Once Daily For 2 Weeks, Then Increased If Tolerated To 5 Mg Once Daily, Dose To Be Taken In The Morning. Alternatively; Initially 2 Mg Perindopril (as Terbutylamine) Once Daily For At Least 2 Weeks, the Dose To Be Taken In The Morning, Then Increased If Tolerated To 4 Mg Once Daily
Prophylaxis Of Cardiac Events Following Myocardial Infarction Or Revascularisation In Stable Coronary Artery Disease:
- Adult: Initially 5 Mg Perindopril (as Arginine) Once Daily For 2 Weeks, Then Increased If Tolerated To 10 Mg Once Daily, Dose To Be Taken In The Morning. Alternatively; Initially 4 Mg Perindopril (as Terbutylamine)once Daily For 2 Weeks, the Dose To Be Taken In The Morning, Then Increased If Tolerated To 8 Mg Once Daily
- Elderly: Initially 2.5 Mg Perindopril (as Arginine) Once Daily For 1 Week, Then Increased If Tolerated To 5 Mg Once Daily For 1 Week, Then Increased If Tolerated To 10 Mg Once Daily, Dose To Be Taken In The Morning. Alternatively; Initially 2 Mg Perindopril (as Terbutylamine) Once Daily For 1 Week, Then Increased If Tolerated To 4 Mg Once Daily For 1 Week, Then Increased If Tolerated To 8 Mg Once Daily
- Children: Not Recommended.
Content
- Tab 2mg /4mg /8mg (as Terbutylamine): Perindopril 2mg /4mg /8mg (as Terbutylamine).
- Tab 5mg /10mg (as Arginine): Perindopril 5mg /10mg (as Arginine).
Pregnancy
Contraindicated In Pregnancy.
Stability
- Angiotensin-converting Enzyme (ace) Inhibitors
Contra Indications
Precautions
Lactation
Side Effects
- Asthenia
- Mood Disturbance
- Sleep Disturbance
- Flushing
- Angioneurotic Oedema
- Taste Disturbance
- Nausea
- Abdominal Pain
- Fatigue
- Headache
- Low Haemoglobin
- Red Cells And Platelets Counts
- Reversible Increase In Blood Urea And Creatinine
- Proteinuria
- Skin Rashes