Quick answers
- What is Lotensin?
- Lotensin is a brand name of Benazepril hydrochloride, a prescription medicine. The FDA NDC Directory lists 3 Lotensin products in 3 strengths and forms.
- Who makes Lotensin?
- Validus Pharms holds the FDA application for Lotensin (NDA019851, approved June 25, 1991).
- Is there a generic or store brand of Lotensin?
- Yes. The FDA NDC Directory lists 26 other products with the same active ingredients, strength and form as a Lotensin product, 26 of them generic. Ask your pharmacist whether one is right for you.
- Has Lotensin been recalled?
- No recall linked to Lotensin products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports we use.
What Lotensin is
Each Lotensin product as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, by active ingredient, strength and form, with its official label. “Same medicine, other names” counts the other products with exactly the same active ingredients, strength and form (generic versions, store brands and other brands); inactive ingredients can differ.
Benazepril hydrochloride · prescription medicine
| Strength and form | Product names | Same medicine, other names | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| benazepril hydrochloride 10 mg tablet (oral) | Lotensin | 9 products, 8 companies | DailyMed |
| benazepril hydrochloride 20 mg tablet (oral) | Lotensin | 11 products, 11 companies | DailyMed |
| benazepril hydrochloride 40 mg tablet (oral) | Lotensin | 6 products, 6 companies | DailyMed |
Its page lists every product and company, the FDA label’s uses and boxed warning, approvals, shortages and recalls: Benazepril hydrochloride →
FDA approval
- NDA: New Drug Application: how a new (usually brand-name) medicine is approved.
| Application | Holder | First approved | Products |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDA019851 | Validus Pharms | June 25, 1991 | 3 |
Companies that list Lotensin
The company named on the package (holder, repackager or distributor), as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, with its number of Lotensin products.
- Validus Pharmaceuticals LLC3 products
Recalls
No recall linked to Lotensin products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports.
Sources
- NDC Directory (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drugs@FDA (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug labeling (SPL, openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) 2026 — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data.medicaid.gov, list of November 4, 2026, retrieved November 7, 2026
Which names get a brand page: a name the NDC Directory lists for a medicine, held by one company (the FDA application holder, or the company named on most of its products), that is not just a description, and that is not the only product of its medicine.