Ramipril: uses, dosing, side effects & brands

Ramipril is a medicine sold in the U.S. under 2 brand and generic names. Below: what the FDA label says, every product that contains it, what the pills look like, and its recall record.

By the pharmaranks editorial teamReviewed against the FDA (openFDA label, NDC Directory & Enforcement) sourcesUpdated Jul 24, 2026How we research

Key facts

Available as: Tablet · Capsule · Solution
Sold as: 2 products — Altace and Vostally
Prescription?: Prescription only
Generic available?: Not in our catalog
What the pharmacy pays: about $2 for a 30-count supply — not your price

Every ramipril product we track (2)

Same active ingredient — different manufacturer, form, price and FDA recall record. That last one is what our independent score measures.

Ramipril products
#	Drug	Rating	Type	Form	Generic?	Pharmacy pays
1	Altace	Not yet rated	Prescription	Tablet	Generic	$2	View →
2	Vostally	Not yet rated	Prescription	Solution	Generic	$2	View →

What ramipril pills look like

Imprint codes, colour and shape from the FDA’s labelling data. Match the imprint on your pill — or search any imprint.

Ramipril pill imprints
Imprint	Strength	Colour	Shape	Maker
LUPIN;RAMIPRIL;2;5;mg	2.5 mg	orange	capsule	—
LUPIN;RAMIPRIL;5;mg	5 mg	red	capsule	—
LUPIN;RAMIPRIL;10;mg	10 mg	blue	capsule	—
LUPIN;RAMIPRIL;1;25;mg	1.25 mg	yellow	capsule	—
ZA;44;2;5mg	2.5 mg	white, orange	capsule	—
ZA;45;5mg	5 mg	white, red	capsule	—
ZA;46;10mg	10 mg	white, blue	capsule	—
54;328	1.25 mg	yellow	capsule	—
54;794	2.5 mg	orange	capsule	—
54;145	5 mg	red	capsule	—
54;602	10 mg	blue	capsule	—
D;07	5 mg	red	capsule	—

Ramipril recalls

From the FDA Enforcement database. A recall covers specific lots — not the drug as a whole.

How long ramipril keeps

No ramipril label we read sets a separate limit for after opening, but they do specify how it must be stored — and the stability behind any date assumes those conditions.

Ramipril and breastfeeding

From LactMed, the US National Library of Medicine’s Drugs and Lactation Database — quoted, not rewritten.

Because no information is available on the use of ramipril during breastfeeding, an alternate drug may be preferred, especially while nursing a newborn or preterm infant.

Full LactMed record for ramipril: levels in milk, effects in breastfed infants, and the drugs it would consider instead

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, record revised July 15, 2026. LactMed states its information is not a substitute for professional judgement.

What people report to the FDA about ramipril

The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) collects reports from patients and clinicians. It holds 131,312 reports naming ramipril, and the FDA flagged 94% of those reports as serious. The effects reported most often — leaving out reports about overdose, misuse or the condition being treated, which dominate the raw list for common medicines:

dyspnoea8,866 reports
fatigue8,610 reports
nausea7,945 reports
diarrhoea7,543 reports
dizziness7,165 reports
vomiting6,584 reports
acute kidney injury5,928 reports
headache5,890 reports

Read these as a signal, not a rate. A report does not mean ramipril caused the effect — anyone can file one, and many describe people taking several medicines for several conditions. Crucially there is no denominator: FAERS does not record how many people took the drug, so these counts cannot be turned into “X% of patients” — a bigger number often just means a more widely used or more talked-about drug. Duplicates exist, and publicity drives reporting. For what is actually established, read the FDA label.

Source: openFDA drug/event (FAERS), retrieved August 26, 2026.

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Frequently asked questions

Can you take ramipril with other medicines?

It depends on the medicine. We check it against the FDA labels rather than guessing: our interaction checker searches each drug's own label for the other and quotes what it says, naming the section it came from. Run ramipril against whatever else you take — and remember that a label not naming a drug is not the same as that combination being safe.

What brand names is ramipril sold under?

We track 2 ramipril-containing products in the U.S.: Altace and Vostally. They are the same active ingredient; they differ in form, manufacturer, price and FDA recall record.

What forms does ramipril come in?

Across the brands we track, ramipril is currently marketed as tablet, capsule and solution, per the FDA's National Drug Code Directory. Each form is dosed differently — follow the label for the exact product you were prescribed.

Is there a generic ramipril?

We do not currently list a generic-labelled ramipril product. That does not always mean none exists — it means none appears under a generic name in the FDA data we track. Ask your pharmacist.

Has ramipril been recalled?

The FDA's Enforcement database lists 4 recall records whose product description mentions ramipril. The most recent: Ramipril Capsules USP (Aug 24, 2026). A recall applies to specific lots, not to the drug as a whole — check the record for the affected lot numbers.

Cite this page

APA: pharmaranks. (2026, July 24). Ramipril: uses, dosing, side effects & brands. https://pharmaranks.com/drugs/ramipril
MLA: “Ramipril: uses, dosing, side effects & brands.” pharmaranks, 24 July 2026, https://pharmaranks.com/drugs/ramipril.

We summarise public FDA and NIH sources — for a clinical claim, cite the primary source we link to as well.

Sources: FDA openFDA drug label, National Drug Code Directory, and Enforcement (recall) database. This page reproduces public FDA data and is not medical advice. Dosing is set by your prescriber.

Read the full FDA label for ramipril on DailyMed (NIH) ↗.