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Lisinopril And Hydrochlorothiazide (lisinopril)

thiazide diuretic
Last updated: June 18, 2026
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Lisinopril And Hydrochlorothiazide is the brand name for lisinopril, a thiazide diuretic. According to the FDA-approved label, Lisinopril and hydrochlorothiazide tablets are indicated for the treatment of hypertension, to lower blood pressure. Lowering blood pressure lowers the risk of fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular events, primarily strokes and myocardial infarctions. FAERS contains 300,898 submissions naming this drug from 2001 through 2026; the top three reactions cited are fatigue, nausea, and drug ineffective.

Most-Reported Reactions

Counts of the reactions most often cited in FAERS submissions that named Lisinopril And Hydrochlorothiazide. Inclusion here does not establish causation - submitters describe what was observed, not what was confirmed. One submission can list several reactions, so the totals exceed the report count.

FATIGUE 19,611 (6.5%) NAUSEA 18,253 (6.1%) DRUG INEFFECTIVE 17,386 (5.8%) DIARRHOEA 17,023 (5.7%) DYSPNOEA 13,830 (4.6%) PAIN 13,465 (4.5%) DIZZINESS 13,353 (4.4%) HEADACHE 12,788 (4.2%) VOMITING 10,835 (3.6%) ASTHENIA 10,819 (3.6%) OFF LABEL USE 10,765 (3.6%) ARTHRALGIA 9,468 (3.1%) ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY 9,446 (3.1%) CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE 9,119 (3.0%) FALL 9,005 (3.0%)

Patient Demographics

Patient sex and age across the FAERS submissions that named Lisinopril And Hydrochlorothiazide. Percentages here are computed only from submissions where these fields were filled in - many leave them blank.

By Sex

Female Male Unknown

By Age Group

0-17 18-44 45-64 65+

Severity Outcomes

Severity flags recorded across the 300,898 FAERS submissions that named Lisinopril And Hydrochlorothiazide. Each bar shows the count of those reports carrying that flag. A single case can carry more than one (a hospitalization that became life-threatening, for example), so these bars are independent rates - they don't sum to 100%. Inclusion of a case under any flag does not establish that the drug caused the outcome.

DEATH 24,960 (8.3%) HOSPITALIZATION 96,494 (32.1%) LIFE-THREATENING 13,587 (4.5%) DISABLING 9,421 (3.1%)

Submissions Per Quarter

Quarterly count of FAERS submissions that named Lisinopril And Hydrochlorothiazide. Ups and downs on this chart can track prescribing volume, news cycles, or shifts in how reports get filed, rather than the drug becoming safer or more dangerous.

2001 2002 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

From the FDA-Approved Label

Excerpts from the official FDA-approved prescribing information for Lisinopril And Hydrochlorothiazide. This is the authoritative source on indications, warnings, and known adverse reactions.

Indications

Lisinopril and hydrochlorothiazide tablets are indicated for the treatment of hypertension, to lower blood pressure. Lowering blood pressure lowers the risk of fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular events, primarily strokes and myocardial infarctions. These benefits have been seen in controlled trials of antihypertensive drugs from a wide variety of pharmacologic classes including lisinopril and hydrochlorothiazide. Control of high blood pressure should be part of comprehensive cardiovascular risk management, including, as appropriate, lipid control, diabetes management, antithrombotic therapy, smoking cessation, exercise, and limited sodium intake. Many patients will require more than 1 drug to achieve blood pressure goals. For specific advice on goals and management, see published guidelines, such as those of the National High Blood Pressure Education Program’s Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC). Numerous antihypertensive drugs, from a variety of pharmacologic classes and with different mechanisms of action, have been shown in randomized controlled trials to reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, and it c...

Warnings

General Lisinopril Anaphylactoid and Possibly Related Reactions: Presumably because angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors affect the metabolism of eicosanoids and polypeptides, including endogenous bradykinin, patients receiving ACE inhibitors (including lisinopril and hydrochlorothiazide tablets) may be subject to a variety of adverse reactions, some of them serious. Head and Neck Angioedema: Angioedema of the face, extremities, lips, tongue, glottis and/or larynx has been reported rarely in patients treated with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, including lisinopril. This may occur at any time during treatment. ACE inhibitors have been associated with a higher rate of angioedema in Black than in non-Black patients. In such cases lisinopril and hydrochlorothiazide tablets should be promptly discontinued and appropriate therapy and monitoring should be provided until complete and sustained resolution of signs and symptoms has occurred. Even in those instances where swelling of only the tongue is involved, without respiratory distress, patients may require prolonged observation since treatment with antihistamines and corticosteroids may not be sufficient. (continues in label)

Adverse Reactions (from label)

Lisinopril and hydrochlorothiazide tablets have been evaluated for safety in 930 patients including 100 patients treated for 50 weeks or more. In clinical trials with lisinopril and hydrochlorothiazide tablets no adverse experiences peculiar to this combination drug have been observed. Adverse experiences that have occurred have been limited to those that have been previously reported with lisinopril or hydrochlorothiazide. The most frequent clinical adverse experiences in controlled trials (including open label extensions) with any combination of lisinopril and hydrochlorothiazide tablets were: dizziness (7.5%), headache (5.2%), cough (3.9%), fatigue (3.7%) and orthostatic effects (3.2%) all of which were more common than in placebo-treated patients. Generally, adverse experiences were mild and transient in nature; but see WARNINGS regarding angioedema and excessive hypotension or syncope. Discontinuation of therapy due to adverse effects was required in 4.4% of patients principally because of dizziness, cough, fatigue and muscle cramps. Adverse experiences occurring in greater than one percent of patients treated with lisinopril plus hydrochlorothiazide in controlled clinical tri...

FDA label effective date: 2023-06-29

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