Southern Medical Journal - Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor-induced acute pancreatitis: in search of the evidence.(Editorial)
Drug-induced pancreatitis is estimated to be responsible for nearly 2% of cases of acute pancreatitis. (1) Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are some of the most widely prescribed medications. The occurrence of acute pancreatitis with several different ACE inhibitors including captopril, (2-3) lisinopril, (4-8) quinapril, (9) ramipril, (10-11) perinodpril, (12) enalapril (13-17) has been described in case reports. Similarly, pancreatitis has also been reported with telmisartan, an angiotensin-receptor blocker. (18)
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