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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT 'ZESTRIL'

Please read this carefully before you start to take your medicine. If you have any questions or are not sure about anything, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

The name of your medicine is 'Zestril'. It contains lisinopril, which is one of a group of medicines called "angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors" or "ACE inhibitors" for short. These are used to treat high blood pressure and some heart conditions.

Thinns to remember about 'Zestril'

1 Follow your doctor's instructions on how to take your medicine and when to take it. Read the label on your medicine carefully, as it will also tell you when to take it. Your pharmacist will be happy to help if you are not sure.

2

Keep your medicine where children cannot see it or reach it.

Take any tablets you don't use back to your pharmacist.

4 Like all medicines, 'Zestril' may occasionally cause side effects in a few people. However, most problems are minor. There is some information on them on the back of this leaflet. Your doctor can also give you more information.

ZENECA Pharma
ZENECA King's Court, Water Lane
Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AZ

Before taking your medicine

• Have you had an allergic reaction or wheezing after taking an ACE inhibitor?
• Do you have kidney disease?
• Are you taking a medicine which contains lithium?
• Are you pregnant or trying to become pregnant?
• Are you breast feeding?
H the answer is "Yes" to any of these questions, tell your doctor or pharmacist.

Taking your medicine |

Follow your doctor's instructions about taking your medicine and read the label carefully. Your
pharmacist will also help if you are not sure.
• Swallow the tablet with a glass of water or milk.
• Most people take 'Zestril' once a day.
• Keep taking your medicine until your doctor tells you to stop.
• If you forget to take a dose, take another as soon as you remember, but NEVER take two days' tablets on the same day. Then go on as before.
• If you accidentally take an overdose, contact your nearest hospital casualty department or teil your doctor immediately.

Things ta look out for q

'Zestril' is very effective and most people have no side effects. Occasionally some people suffer dizziness, headache, diarrhoea, nausea, tiredness or a cough. More serious side effects are rare.

Stop your treatment if:
• you have severe dizziness or light‑headedness, or
• you get wheezing; or
• you get a possible allergic reaction, such as swelling of the face, lips and mouth; or
• you react badly in any other way. See your doctor as soon as possible.

Storing your medicine

Keep your tablets in a safe place where children cannot see them or reach them. Your tablets could harm them.
If you have any tablets left over, take them back to the pharmacist. Only keep them if your doctor tells you to.

What's in your medicine?

'Zestril' tablets come in four strengths which contain different amounts of lisinopril. The number on the side of the tablets show the milligrams of lisinopril in your tablets. The 2.5 milligram tablets are white, the 5 and 10 milligram tablets are pink and the 20 milligram tablets are red. Ali the tablets also contain the following ingredients which have no effect: mannitol, calcium hydrogen phosphate, maize starch and magnesium stearate. The pink and red tablets also contain iron oxide.

Further informatiom

This leaflet does not contain the complete information about 'Zestril'. If you have any questions or are not sure about anything, your doctor or pharmacist will be happy to help. Remember: This medicine is for you. Never give it to someone else. It may harm them even if their symptoms are the same as yours.

The information on this leaflet applies only to 'Zestril'.

'Zestril' is manufactured by:

ZENECA Limited
Macclesfield
Cheshire
United Kingdom

ZENECA

	'Zestril' is a trademark.	P2131773