What special precautions should I follow?
Before taking Quinapril:
Tell your doctor if you have ever had an allergic reaction that involved swelling of your lips, face, tongue, or throat or difficulty breathing.
Inform your doctor if you have kidney disease; liver disease; are on a salt-restricted diet or have high levels of potassium in your blood; are taking salt substitutes, potassium supplements (e.g., K-Dur, Klor-Con), or potassium-sparing diuretics such as amiloride (Midamor), triamterene (Dyrenium, Dyazide, Maxzide), or spironolactone (Aldactone); or have diabetes.
You may not be able to take quinapril, or you may require a dosage adjustment or special monitoring during treatment if you have any of the conditions listed above.
Quinapril is in the FDA pregnancy category D. This means that quinapril is known to be harmful to an unborn baby. When used during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy, quinapril can cause injury and even death to the developing baby. Do not take quinapril if you are pregnant or could become pregnant during treatment.
Quinapril passes into breast milk, and its effects on a nursing infant are not known. Therefore, do not take quinapril without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
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