<unk>  is a medication used to treat high blood pressure, heart failure, or stable coronary artery disease. As a long-acting ACE inhibitor, it works by relaxing blood vessels and decreasing blood volume. As a prodrug,<unk>  is hydrolyzed in the liver to its active metabolite,<unk> at. It was patented in 1980 and approved for medical use in 1988.<unk>  is taken in the form of<unk>  arginine (trade names include Coversyl, Coversum) or<unk>  erbumine (Aceon). Both forms are therapeutically equivalent and interchangeable, but the dose prescribed to achieve the same effect differs between the two forms. It is also often combined with another medication, sometimes in the same tablet (see #Combinations below).
Perindopril
Captopril
Telmisartan
Lisinopril
Azilsartan
Irbesartan
Losartan
Valsartan