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What the FDA labels say about taking them together

Lisinopril and sirolimus

Lisinopril's FDA label of January 2, 2025 names sirolimus in its drug interactions section; sirolimus's label does not name lisinopril itself but warns about its class (ACE inhibitors). The lisinopril label: “7.7 mTOR Inhibitors Patients taking concomitant mTOR inhibitor therapy may be at increased risk for angioedema.”

Check it at the source: the lisinopril FDA label on DailyMed (effective January 2, 2025, Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC); the sirolimus FDA label on DailyMed (effective January 28, 2026, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA).

What does the lisinopril label say about sirolimus?

Lisinopril label, drug interactions

7.7 mTOR Inhibitor s Patients taking concomitant mTOR inhibitor (e.g. temsirolimus, sirolimus, everolimus) therapy may be at increased risk for angioedema. [ see Warnings and Precautions (5.2) ]

Lisinopril label, warnings and precautions

Patients taking concomitant mTOR inhibitor (e.g. temsirolimus, sirolimus, everolimus) therapy or a neprilysin inhibitor may be at increased risk for angioedema. [see Drug Interactions (7.7 , 7.8)].

Source: FDA drug label (Qbrelis, NDA208401), Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc., effective December 16, 2025 (SPL set 9f6e4e57-a489-4b36-b093-b93865d3717c), via openFDA

Source: FDA drug label (Zestril), NDA019777 (Twi Pharms), as published by Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC, effective January 2, 2025 (SPL set 838c2d78-d2d8-4981-9ec9-e50ef9e1a5d8), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

What does the sirolimus label say about lisinopril?

Sirolimus's label does not name lisinopril itself; it warns about its class (ACE inhibitors):

Sirolimus label, warnings and precautions

The concomitant use of sirolimus with other drugs known to cause angioedema, such as angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, may increase the risk of developing angioedema.

Sirolimus label, warnings and precautions

Elevated sirolimus levels (with/without concomitant ACE inhibitors) may also potentiate angioedema [ see Drug Interactions ( 7.2 ) ].

Source: FDA drug label (sirolimus), Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA, effective January 28, 2026 (SPL set 57fb4d90-3ccb-4a69-af1e-53be83f7a504), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

These are the labels' own sentences. PlainMeds does not grade interactions; a pharmacist or prescriber can say what they mean for one person's medicines.

Both medicines on the record

36Lisinopril generic labelers
17Sirolimus generic labelers
LisinoprilSirolimus
Labeled forHigh blood pressure, Heart attack and coronary artery disease, Heart failureOrgan transplant rejection
Boxed warningYesYes
Pharmacy cost (NADAC)$0.0254 per tablet 20 mg tablet$0.723 per tablet 1 mg tablet
Shortage nowNo current entryNo current entry

Source: FDA NDC Directory, CMS NADAC of October 7, 2026 and the FDA Drug Shortage Database (FDA files October 8, 2026)

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