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.