Gene/Protein Disease Symptom Drug Enzyme Compound
Pivot Concepts:   Target Concepts:
Query: UMLS:C0010200 (cough)
 23,843 document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)

Perindopril erbumine, a new long-acting, non-sulfhydryl-containing angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor, was evaluated in 289 patients with hypertension in a 16-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled dose-ranging study. After 4 weeks of single-blind placebo treatment, patients with supine diastolic arterial pressures from 95 to 114 mm Hg were randomized to receive placebo, 4 mg perindopril once daily, or 2 mg perindopril twice daily. The daily dose of perindopril was increased by 4 mg every 4 weeks to a maximum of 16 mg per day. Mean decreases in systolic and diastolic arterial pressure were greater with perindopril than with placebo (p < 0.05). The dose-response curve flattened after 8 mg per day, and there was no difference in arterial pressure reduction or in the percentage of responders between once- and twice-daily administration of perindopril. Adverse reactions with perindopril were generally mild and, with the exception of cough, were similar with placebo. The findings of this study indicate that perindopril is effective, well tolerated, and suitable for once-daily administration for the treatment of hypertension.
 ...
PMID:Perindopril as monotherapy in hypertension: a multicenter comparison of two dosing regimens. The Perindopril Study Group. 847 65

The aim of this study was to compare the degree of taste disturbance by losartan, an angiotensin II receptor blocker, with that of perindopril, an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor. Perindopril erbumine (2 mg), losartan potassium (25 mg), or vehicle was given to Japanese volunteers (n = 7) for 14 days in a randomized, placebo-controlled, 3-way crossover design with a 14-day washout period. Gustometry by filter-paper test and electrogustometry were performed before and at the end of each trial. Plasma renin activity (PRA) and serum and salivary zinc concentrations were measured. One subject dropped out because of a perindopril-induced dry cough, but no one claimed a taste disturbance. Detection thresholds of 4 basic tastes (sweet, salty, sour, and bitter) by the paper-disc test and electrogustometry were significantly worsened, and plasma renin activity was elevated by the drugs, whereas the deteriorating effects of 2 drugs did not significantly differ. These drugs did not affect zinc concentrations in plasma and saliva. It was concluded that losartan and perindopril similarly alter taste sensitivity during repeated dosing of the drugs.
 ...
PMID:Comparative study of taste disturbance by losartan and perindopril in healthy volunteers. 1623 66