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Is Lisinopril And Simvastatin Effective In Treatment Of High BP?

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Posted on Mon, 5 May 2014
Question: I would like to know if taking lisinopril 10mg and Simvastatin 20mg is doing me any good. Is there a way I could find out. My age is 77 and I have never had heart problems. Thanks, YYYY@YYYY
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Answered by Dr. Dr.Albana Sejdini (1 hour later)
Brief Answer: Monitor blood pressure&cholesterol levels.... Detailed Answer: Hi, Thank you for providing interest over the medications you are currently taking. Let me explain as following: Lisinopril is an anti-hypertensive drug of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor class. It is used to treat high blood pressure. To find out if it is doing good to you, monitoring blood pressure (BP) is advised. If BP is withing normal range, then, we can say that it is doing good to you. With regards to Simvastatin, this drug is used to bring high cholesterol levels back to normal range. It is of Statin drug class. Regular monitoring of blood lipid profile every 3 months is necessary to understand if this drug is doing good to you. Hope it answered your queries to your satisfaction! If yes, please close this thread and kindly rate my answer! Otherwise, I'll welcome any other question you might have! Dr.Albana
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Is Lisinopril And Simvastatin Effective In Treatment Of High BP?

Brief Answer: Monitor blood pressure&cholesterol levels.... Detailed Answer: Hi, Thank you for providing interest over the medications you are currently taking. Let me explain as following: Lisinopril is an anti-hypertensive drug of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor class. It is used to treat high blood pressure. To find out if it is doing good to you, monitoring blood pressure (BP) is advised. If BP is withing normal range, then, we can say that it is doing good to you. With regards to Simvastatin, this drug is used to bring high cholesterol levels back to normal range. It is of Statin drug class. Regular monitoring of blood lipid profile every 3 months is necessary to understand if this drug is doing good to you. Hope it answered your queries to your satisfaction! If yes, please close this thread and kindly rate my answer! Otherwise, I'll welcome any other question you might have! Dr.Albana