Benazepril hydrochloride is a long-acting and effective angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor used to treat essential hypertension. It is the hydrochloride salt form of benazepril, which is a prodrug of benazeprilat. After hepatic cleavage of the ester group, benazepril is converted to benazeprilat. In healthy humans, it was well tolerated and showed no phmacokinetic interactions with furosemide, hydrochlorothiazide, chlorthalidone, digoxin, cimetidine, atenolol, or naproxen.