Warnings and Precautions With Trandolapril

Among the conditions you should let your healthcare provider know about before taking trandolapril are diabetes, scleroderma, and kidney disease. Also, because trandolapril can potentially interact with numerous other medicines, you should tell your healthcare provider (prior to taking trandolapril) about all other drugs you are currently taking, including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Some other warnings and precautions with trandolapril include the safety of taking trandolapril while pregnant and the risk of serious side effects in some people taking the drug (for example, swelling in the intestines).

Trandolapril Medicine

Trandolapril: What Should I Tell My Healthcare Provider?

You should talk with your healthcare provider prior to taking

trandolapril (Mavik^®) if you have:

Heart disease, including congestive heart failure, aortic stenosis, or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Liver disease, including cirrhosis
Kidney disease or kidney failure
Diabetes
Scleroderma
Systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus or SLE)
A personal or family history of angioedema (swelling under the skin)
Any allergies, including allergies to ACE inhibitors, foods, dyes, or preservatives.

Also, let your healthcare provider know if you:

Are pregnant or trying to become pregnant
Are breastfeeding
Are on dialysis
Will be undergoing surgery or anesthesia.

Tell your healthcare provider about all other medicines you are currently taking, including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.

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