Capoten

Active Ingredient(s): Captopril
FDA Approved: * April 6, 1981
Pharm Company: * PAR PHARM
Category: Blood Pressure

* This drug may consist of multiple approval dates, manufacturers, or distributors. If applicable, they would be listed below under "NDC Database Records".

Capoten Overview

Captopril, sold under the brand name Capoten among others, is an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor used for the treatment of hypertension and some types of congestive heart failure. It was patented in 1976 and approved for medical use in 1980.[1] Contents 1 Medical uses 2 Adverse effects 3 Overdose 4 History 5 Chemical synthesis 6 Mechanism of Action 7 Pharmacokinetics 8 See also 9 References 10 External links Medical uses Drosophila ACE in complex with ca...

Read more Capoten Details
Details May Include Instructions, Side Effects, Interactions, Etc. Drug monograph is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GFDL (GNU Free Documentation License). Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captopril

Recent Capoten Forums:

Be the first to start a discussion about this drug.

Possible Dosages for this and Related Drugs:

Other drugs which contain Captopril or a similar ingredient: (3 results)

• CAPTOPRIL 16 discussions
• CAPOZIDE Captopril + Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ
• CAPTOPRIL + HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE, HCTZ

Related Capoten Topics: