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Why Is Fasting Blood Test Advised To Prescribe Lisinopril?
I am a 63 yr old female, taking 80mg of Pravastin a day. I have had consistent hypertension for 10 years or so, and a fill in M.D. for my internist just prescribed 5 mg of Lisinopril, which has been doing miracles for a month. "Old" internist wants a fasting blood test before she will extend the Lisinopril prescription. Why?
Mon, 13 Mar 2017
Hello,
Lisinopril is a wonderful drug for controlling high blood pressure. Whenever we start a patient on these drugs or prescribe it in continuation we need to check the kidney function of the patients. As one of the important adverse effects of this drug is renal function impairment. So to keep an eye on this we recommend this blood test for kidney function.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Bhanu Partap
Lisinopril is a wonderful drug for controlling high blood pressure. Whenever we start a patient on these drugs or prescribe it in continuation we need to check the kidney function of the patients. As one of the important adverse effects of this drug is renal function impairment. So to keep an eye on this we recommend this blood test for kidney function.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Bhanu Partap
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