Trandolapril Coupons & Prices

Use a free trandolapril coupon from Rx.com to see what this blood-pressure tablet actually costs at pharmacies near you. Trandolapril is a generic ACE inhibitor used to treat high blood pressure and to protect the heart after a heart attack in people with weakened heart function. Cash prices for the same prescription can differ quite a bit from one pharmacy to the next, even across the street, so it pays to compare before you fill. Rx.com checks prices at more than 60,000 pharmacies nationwide. Enter your ZIP code above to see today's price and print, text, or show your coupon at the counter.

What is trandolapril and how does it work?

Trandolapril is an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor. ACE inhibitors block an enzyme your body uses to make a substance that tightens blood vessels. With less of that substance around, blood vessels relax and widen, blood pressure comes down, and the heart does not have to work as hard to pump.

The FDA has approved trandolapril tablets for two uses. The first is high blood pressure (hypertension), either on its own or together with other blood pressure medicines such as hydrochlorothiazide. The second is heart failure after a heart attack: trandolapril is indicated in stable patients who have evidence of left-ventricular systolic dysfunction, or who are symptomatic from congestive heart failure, within the first few days after an acute heart attack. It is worth knowing exactly how the label frames the benefit: it states that giving trandolapril to Caucasian patients has been shown to decrease the risk of death (principally cardiovascular death) and to decrease the risk of heart failure-related hospitalization, and it notes that the population in the trial behind this indication (TRACE) was entirely Caucasian. Doctors sometimes prescribe ACE inhibitors for other heart and kidney conditions, but those uses are not part of trandolapril's FDA labeling, and your prescriber is the right person to explain why a particular medicine was chosen for you.

What trandolapril costs without insurance, and how to pay less

Trandolapril is available as an FDA-approved generic, so you should not need a brand-name product to fill this prescription. There is no manufacturer savings card for trandolapril. That makes a cash discount coupon the main way to bring the price down if you are uninsured, have a high deductible, or your plan does not cover this drug well.

The important thing to know is that pharmacies set their own cash prices, and the spread between the cheapest and the most expensive pharmacy in the same town can be surprising. A price at one chain tells you nothing about the price a mile away. That is why comparing matters more than any single number. Enter your ZIP above to see today's trandolapril price at pharmacies near you, then bring the coupon to the counter and ask the pharmacist to run it as a cash discount instead of your insurance if it comes out lower. Filling a 90-day supply instead of 30 days is also worth asking your prescriber about, since it can cut the number of trips and fills you pay for.

Trandolapril vs. other ACE inhibitors and alternatives

Trandolapril was sold under the brand name Mavik, which has been discontinued in the United States; the generic tablets are what pharmacies dispense today. Trandolapril is also made in a combination tablet with extended-release verapamil, which was sold under the brand name Tarka. Tarka has also been discontinued in the United States, so that combination is dispensed as a generic today: trandolapril and verapamil HCl ER.

All ACE inhibitors work the same basic way, but they differ in how often they are taken, how they are cleared from the body, and what they are FDA-approved for. Common alternatives your prescriber may consider include lisinopril, ramipril, enalapril, benazepril, quinapril, and fosinopril. If an ACE inhibitor causes a persistent dry cough, doctors often switch patients to an ARB such as losartan, which lowers blood pressure through a related pathway but rarely causes that cough. Never switch or stop a blood pressure medicine on your own; talk with your prescriber first, and compare prices on whichever drug you land on, since generic prices vary pharmacy to pharmacy.

Safety information you should know

Trandolapril carries a boxed warning for fetal toxicity. Medicines that act on the renin-angiotensin system can injure or kill a developing baby. If you become pregnant while taking trandolapril, stop the medicine and tell your doctor right away. Trandolapril should not be used by anyone who has had an allergic reaction to it, who has had angioedema (deep swelling) with any ACE inhibitor, or who has hereditary or idiopathic angioedema. It should not be combined with aliskiren in people with diabetes, and it must not be taken within 36 hours of switching to or from sacubitril/valsartan (Entresto).

Call for emergency help if you develop swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or throat, or trouble breathing or swallowing. This kind of angioedema is rare but can be life-threatening, and it occurs more often in Black patients; swelling of the intestines can also happen and may show up as belly pain. Other risks include low blood pressure with dizziness or fainting (especially if you are dehydrated, on a diuretic, or have heart failure), rises in kidney blood tests, high potassium (more likely with kidney problems, diabetes, potassium supplements, potassium-sparing diuretics, or salt substitutes), low white blood cell counts, and rare liver problems including jaundice. Avoid taking an ACE inhibitor together with an ARB or aliskiren, and know that NSAID pain relievers can blunt the blood pressure benefit and stress the kidneys. This page is general information, not medical advice. Read the label that comes with your prescription and talk with your doctor or pharmacist about your own situation.