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What Causes Elevated Potassium Level While On Lispril?

Hi I ve been having high potassium for the last year and my doctor s been giving me medication to drink and then that seems to bring it back down but I am on a blood pressure pill lispril and I was wanting to know if that might have something to do with the high potassium.
Thu, 18 May 2017
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T.Lisinopril is ACE Inhibitor used in the treatment of hypertension...This drug acts on the kidney tubules and preserves the amount of potassium excreted by the kidneys thereby causing hyperkalemia( increased blood potassium levels)
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What Causes Elevated Potassium Level While On Lispril?

hi...welcome to healthcare magic.com T.Lisinopril is ACE Inhibitor used in the treatment of hypertension...This drug acts on the kidney tubules and preserves the amount of potassium excreted by the kidneys thereby causing hyperkalemia( increased blood potassium levels)