Can I Take Ramipril With IgA Nephropathy
Ramipril is one drug commonly used to lower high blood pressure. IgA Nephropathy is one primary glomerular disease that can cause blood pressure to increase. To control patients’ hypertension, they may want to take ramipril. Is it OK?
When can patients take ramipril?
Generally, ramipril is suggested when patients have one of the following conditions.
- Primary high blood pressure
- Mild or moderate heart failure caused by acute myocardial infarction
- Kidney disease isn’t due to diabetes
- Creatinine clearance rate 70ml/min/1.73m2 and proteinuria 1g/d
- Patients are at a high risk of cardiovascular disease
Ramipril for IgA Nephropathy patients
From the above analysis, we can know ramipril is suggested if IgA Nephropathy patients have high blood pressure and don’t have high blood sugar or diabetes.
As kidneys are damaged by this glomerular disease, the dosage of ramipril should begin from 1.25mg in the morning. The maintaining dosage should be 2.5mg/d, and the biggest dosage can’t be more than 5mg.
The absorption of this medicine won’t be affected by foods, so it is OK to take it both before and after meal.
Is ramipril enough to lower high blood pressure for these patients?
From the above analysis, we can know this medicine is helpful to lower high blood pressure, but if patients want to manage this problem from the root, they should take some other therapies to improve kidney condition and reverse kidney damage.
According to the underlying cause of kidney disease, we would like to recommend Clear Blood Pollution Therapy. It can not only normalize blood circulation but also rebuild kidney filtering structure. Therefore, it can treat IgA Nephropathy and its related complications from the root.
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