Compare benazepril vs. felodipine
Head-to-head comparisons of medication uses, side effects, ratings, and more.
Lowers blood pressure.
Lotensin (benazepril) is a good blood pressure-lowering medicine that also protects kidney function.
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4.0/ 5 average rating with 44 reviewsforbenazepril
Lowers blood pressure.
Plendil (felodipine) works well to lower blood pressure, but it may cause swelling in your arms and legs at higher doses.
Upsides
- A first-choice blood pressure treatment for many people.
- Lowers the risk of heart attack and stroke.
- Protects kidney function, which is especially useful for people with diabetes or mild-to-moderate kidney disease.
- Plendil (felodipine) is a good option for people with high blood pressure.
- Calcium channel blockers sometimes work better for people of African descent than other blood pressure lowering drugs.
Downsides
- Up to 1 in 10 people can get a dry cough with this medicine. It ranges from a mild tickle in the throat to a persistent hacking cough.
- Requires a regular blood test to see how the medicine is affecting your body.
- Not safe to use if you're pregnant.
- This drug interacts with other medications that affect potassium, so it needs to be dosed carefully.
- Plendil (felodipine) may not work as well as other calcium channel blockers.
- It can lead to more swelling in your arms and legs when taken at higher doses.
- You can't miss doses. Stopping Plendil (felodipine) could cause a sudden spike in blood pressure.
- Plendil (felodipine) can't be crushed or cut into two.
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Dosage forms
- Pill
- Extended release
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Reviews
44 reviews so far
61%
saidit'sworth it
64%
saiditworked well
23%
saidit'sa big hassle
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Side effects
4possible side effects
- Headache6%
- Dizziness4%
- Somnolence2%
- Dizziness when standing up2%
8possible side effects
- Headache10%
- Swelling9%
- Flushing5%
- Racing heart beat4%
- Weakness3%
- Dizziness3%
- Nausea2%
- Colds or flu2%
Risks and risk factors
- Birth defect
- Women of childbearing age
- Infants less than one year old
- Swelling of face and head
- African descent
- Low blood pressure
- Taking with alcohol
- Taking other medicines that lower your blood pressure
- Liver failure
- High potassium
- Current kidney problems
- Taking other medicines that increase potassium
- Using salt substitutes
- Worsening kidney problems
- Kidney disease
- Low blood pressure
- Over age 65
- Heart failure
- Taking in combination with a beta-blocker
- Special dosing requirements
- Liver disease
- Over age 65
- Swelling in arms and legs
- History of heart failure
- History of kidney disease