Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor-induced acute pancreatitis: in search of the evidence.

Abstract

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,10–11perinodpril,12 enalapril13–17 has been...