Some High Blood Pressure Drugs may Help Reduce Dementia Risk
...clude captropril (Capoten), fosinopril (Monopril), lisinopril (Prinivil or Zestri), perindopril (Aceon), ramipril (Altace) and trandolapril (Mavik). The study found a link between taking centrally active ACE inhibitors and lower rates of mental decline as measured by the Modified Mini-Mental State Exam, a test...More Than £500m Wasted On Drugs; MP Blames NH
...tatin; amlodipine used for treatment of angina and lisinopril used for heart disease treatment has been calculated to be £382m, £26m and £106m respectively from 2002 to 2005. During the same period, patents on these drugs had dropped resulting in a drop in the price of the drug in the commercial drug market. ...Drug used to treat hypertension effective in countering Migraines
...raines disappeared when he started taking the drug lisinopril for his high blood pressure. The researchers reasoned that if the anti-migraine effect was linked to the lisinopril, which reduces the amount of angiotensin II, a drug such as Atacand, which works by blocking angiotensin II and called an angiotensin ...