Comparative Pharmacology
Head-to-head clinical analysis: MAVIK versus RAMIPRIL.
Peer-Reviewed Evidence
Head-to-head clinical analysis: MAVIK versus RAMIPRIL.
MAVIK vs RAMIPRIL
Comparing the clinical profiles, pharmacokinetic behaviors, and safety indices of these two therapeutic agents.
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor; inhibits ACE, preventing conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II, reducing vasoconstriction and aldosterone secretion, leading to decreased blood pressure and reduced cardiac workload.
Ramipril is a prodrug that is hydrolyzed in the liver to its active metabolite ramiprilat, which inhibits angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), thereby decreasing angiotensin II production, reducing vasoconstriction, aldosterone secretion, and sodium retention.
Oral, 1-4 mg once daily for hypertension; 2-4 mg once daily for heart failure.
Initial: 2.5 mg orally once daily; Maintenance: 2.5-20 mg/day in 1-2 divided doses; Maximum: 20 mg/day.
None Documented
None Documented
Clinical Note
moderateRamipril + Torasemide
"The risk or severity of adverse effects can be increased when Ramipril is combined with Torasemide."
Clinical Note
moderateRamipril + Etacrynic acid
"The risk or severity of adverse effects can be increased when Ramipril is combined with Etacrynic acid."
Clinical Note
moderateRamipril + Furosemide
"The risk or severity of adverse effects can be increased when Ramipril is combined with Furosemide."
Clinical Note
moderateRamipril + Bumetanide
Trandolaprilat: terminal half-life ~24 hours (range 15–35 hours) for once-daily dosing; effective half-life ~6–10 hours at steady state.
Terminal half-life of ramiprilat is 13–17 hours (prolonged to 50 hours in renal impairment). Accumulation half-life is 110 hours after multiple doses.
Renal: trandolapril ~33% (as trandolaprilat and metabolites), trandolaprilat ~33% (as unchanged and metabolites); biliary/fecal: ~66% of total radioactivity.
Primarily renal (60% as unchanged drug and metabolites) and fecal (40% via biliary elimination).
Category C
Category D/X
ACE Inhibitor
ACE Inhibitor
"The risk or severity of adverse effects can be increased when Ramipril is combined with Bumetanide."