Captopril Indication.
For the treatment of hypertension. It may be used alone or in combination with thiazide diuretics.
Captopril Contraindications.
Captopril is contraindicated in patients who are hypersensitive to this product or any other angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (e.g.,a patient who has experienced angioedema during therapy with any other ACE inhibitor).
Captopril Prescription.
Captopril is prescribed to treat high blood pressure and heart failure. It decreases certain chemicals that tighten the blood vessels, so blood flows more smoothly and the heart can pump blood more efficiently.
A potent and specific inhibitor of peptidyl-dipeptidase A. It blocks the conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II, a vasoconstrictor and important regulator of arterial blood pressure. Captopril acts to suppress the renin-angiotensin system and inhibits pressure responses to exogenous angiotensin.
How should Captopril be used?
Captopril comes as a tablet to take by mouth. It is usually taken two or three times a day on an empty stomach, 1 hour before or 2 hours after a meal.
Captopril controls high blood pressure and heart failure but does not cure them.
Captopril, an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, is used to treat hypertension, congestive heart failure, and renal syndromes such as diabetic nephropathy and scleroderma. The adverse effect and pharmacokinetic limitations of captopril stimulated the development enalapril and subsequent ACE inhibitors.
Captopril side effects.
- chest pain;
- cough;
- difficulty breathing or swallowing;
- dizziness or lightheadedness;
- excessive tiredness;
- fainting;
- fast heartbeat;
- fever;
- mouth sores;
- rash;
- salty or metallic taste, or decreased ability to taste;
- sore throat;
- swelling of the face, eyes, lips, tongue, arms, or legs;
- unusual bruising;
