What should you discuss with your healthcare provider before taking enalapril and felodipine?

Before taking enalapril and felodipine, tell your doctor if you

• have liver disease;
• have kidney disease;
• have diabetes;
• have a collagen vascular disorder;
• have other diseases of the heart or blood vessels such as heart failure, aortic stenosis, or low blood pressure; or
• 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).

You may not be able to take enalapril and felodipine, or you may require a lower dose or special monitoring during treatment if you have any of the conditions listed above.

Enalapril and felodipine is in the FDA pregnancy category D. This means that enalapril and felodipine is known to harm an unborn baby. When used during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy, ACE inhibitors (enalapril) can cause injury and even death to the developing fetus. Do not take enalapril and felodipine without first talking to your doctor if you are pregnant or planning a pregnancy.

Enalapril and felodipine passes into breast milk and may harm a nursing baby.. Do not use Enalapril and felodipine without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.