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Captopril

23 known interactions (2 severe)
3 brand names

Indications

  • Hypertension
  • Essential hypertension if used in volume depletion, cardiac decompensation, or renovascular hypertension
  • Heart failure
  • Short-term treatment within 24 hours of onset of myocardial infarction in clinically stable patients
  • Prophylaxis of symptomatic heart failure after myocardial infarction in clinically stable patients with asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction (starting 3–16 days after infarction) (under close medical supervision)

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Drug Interactions

2 SevereModerate interactions

23 drug interactions identified for Captopril. Check the full interaction details, severity ratings, and clinical recommendations in the MedNext app.

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Safety Information

🤰Pregnancy guidance available
🤱Breastfeeding guidance available
🫘Renal impairment guidance
⚠️Requires renal dose adjustment

Cautions

angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors Concomitant diuretics; diabetes (may lower blood glucose; increased risk of hyperkalaemia); first dose hypotension (especially in patients taking high doses of...

Side Effects

angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors Common or very common Alopecia; angina pectoris; angioedema (can be delayed; more common in black patients); arrhythmias; asthenia; chest pain; constipation; c...

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Brand Names

Capoten(IN, PK, SA, AE, EG, ZA, NG)Captopril(IN)+ 1 more in app
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Source: MedNext Audited Proprietary Dataset

Last reviewed: 2026

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