Trandolapril Dosing (Cont.)

Trandolapril Dosing Following a Heart Attack

The recommended starting trandolapril dosage for people with congestive heart failure or left ventricular dysfunction following a heart attack is 1 mg once a day. Over the next several weeks, your healthcare provider may increase your dose to a target dose of trandolapril 4 mg once a day. If side effects occur, a lower dose may be recommended.
 

General Trandolapril Dosage Information

Some considerations for people taking trandolapril include:
 
  • Your trandolapril dosage should be taken by mouth with a glass of water.
     
  • Trandolapril may be taken with or without food.
     
  • Do not break, chew, or crush the trandolapril tablets.
     
  • Make sure to take trandolapril at the same time each day to maintain even levels of the medicine in the blood.
     
  • For trandolapril to work properly, you have to take it as prescribed. Trandolapril will not work if you take in a way other than how your healthcare provider has prescribed.
     
  • If you do not take your trandolapril as scheduled, take your next dose as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for the next scheduled dose, skip the missed one and continue with normal dosing. Do not take a double dose.
     
  • If you are unsure about anything related to trandolapril or your trandolapril dosage, please talk to your doctor, nurse, or pharmacist. Do not stop taking trandolapril without first discussing it with your healthcare provider.
     
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Written by/reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD; Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
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