Enalapril 1 mg/mL oral suspension
- Concentration
- 1 mg/mL
- Batch
- 200 mL
- From
- 10 × 20 mg tablets
- Vehicles named
- Ora-Sweet SF, Sodium citrate and citric acid oral solution
- Container
- polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle
The label's instructions
Preparation of Suspension (for 200 mL of a 1.0 mg/mL suspension) Add 50 mL of sodium citrate and citric acid oral solution, USP to a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle containing ten 20 mg tablets of VASOTEC and shake for at least 2 minutes. Let concentrate stand for 60 minutes. Following the 60-minute hold time, shake the concentrate for an additional minute. Add 150 mL of Ora-Sweet SF to the concentrate in the PET bottle and shake the suspension to disperse the ingredients. The suspension should be refrigerated at 2° to 8°C (36° to 46°F) and can be stored for up to 30 days. Shake the suspension before each use.
Quoted verbatim from the Dosage and Administration section of the FDA label for Vasotec, version 15, effective 2026-01-23. Open the label on DailyMed. 58 current labels for this drug carry these instructions.
Storage and beyond-use date
| Storage | BUD | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Refrigerated | 30 days | Storage and duration as the FDA label states them. |
- “The suspension should be refrigerated at 2° to 8°C (36° to 46°F) and can be stored for up to 30 days.”
Only the storage conditions the source covers are listed. Use the BUD assistant for other cases. The BUD may not be later than any component's expiration date. Verify against the current official USP chapter.
Ingredient checks
No FDA compounding list or NIOSH flags for the active ingredient.
Source
FDA label (Vasotec), Dosage and Administration.
For licensed clinicians. Use with clinical judgment.