Message Number: SG13542 | New FHL Archives Search
From: d6n6b6@yahoo.co.uk
Date: 2005-04-19 20:51:27 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Benazep for enlarged heart
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <1283354.1113943887464.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>

Russel Prater wrote:
> Camp La Plage wrote:
> > That was the shortened name on the bottle. The actual name of the
> > drug on the perscription from the vet is benazepril. I was told that
> > this drug is also used for humans?? I don't know much about it. Jayne
> Darn right it is used by humans. I take 40mg twice a day. I'm not
> absolutely certain, but I think it is a beta blocker.

Benazepril is actually an ACE-inhibitor. You probably have already heard of Fortekor: that's benazepril. Enacard (enalapril) is also an ACE-inhibitor.

An example of a beta-blocker is Atenolol (which I have to take for my heart unfortunately).

Wendy