Variable Details

Available Studies

ROS, MAP, MARS, Clinical Core, LATC

Scaled? 

Not Scaled

Variable Type 

Longitudinal

Variable Name 

aceinhibitor_rx

Categories

Medications

ACE inhibitors
ACE inhibitor usage in last 2 weeks

ValueCoding
1(Yes) If participant was taking an ACE inhibitor at this visit
0(No) If participant was not taking an ACE inhibitor at this visit

Participants supplied all medications prescribed by a doctor, vitamins, supplements, and over-the-counter remedies and medicines taken in the 2 weeks prior to the evaluation. Direct visual inspection of all containers of prescription and over-the-counter agents allowed for medication documentation. Medications were subsequently coded using the Medi-Span Drug Data Base system.

Medications include:

LISINOPRIL           ENALAPRIL           VASOTEC
ZESTRIL              ALTACE              ACCUPRIL
LOTREL               PRINIVIL            LOTENSIN
CAPTOPRIL            ZESTORETIC          BENAZEPRIL
MAVIK                MONOPRIL            LISINOP-HCTZ
VASERETIC            LOTENSIN HCT        CAPOTEN
FOSINOPRIL           CAPOZIDE            PRINZIDE

Medi-Span. Master Drug Data Base Documentation Manual. Indianapolis, IN: Medi-Span, 1995.