Vasotec - labeled renal guidance
Renal action and limits
Enalapril maleate (Vasotec), oral tablet
Creatinine clearance (CrCl), mL/min
- Action or finding
- For adult hypertension with CrCl 30 mL/min or less, the recommended first oral enalapril dose is 2.5 mg once daily. Above 30, the usual initial regimen applies.
- Limits and monitoring
- Dialysis days, heart failure, baseline hypotension and diuretic use have separate considerations.
- Before use
- Apply only to the stated formulation, indication and renal population.
- Product / population
- Enalapril maleate (Vasotec), oral tablet
- Renal measure
- Creatinine clearance (CrCl), mL/min
- Source revision
- DailyMed SPL version 15, posted Jan 28, 2026
- Retrieved
- 2026-11-07 (not the revision date)
Renal guidance: Dual Blockade of the Renin-Angiotensin System (RAS)
For adult hypertension with CrCl 30 mL/min or less, the recommended first oral enalapril dose is 2.5 mg once daily. Above 30, the usual initial regimen applies. Dialysis days, heart failure, baseline hypotension and diuretic use have separate considerations.
Source: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=39631f1f-5d19-43c1-b504-bf56d991ed97
