An effective synthetic inhibitor of angiotensin-converting enzyme is the drug "Capoten". Patient reviews say that the drug lowers blood pressure, is used for heart failure and diabetic nephropathy. Produced in the form of white square tablets, each containing the active ingredient captopril.
Pharmacological properties
The drug allows you to lower blood pressure, while not causing tachycardia and reduces myocardial oxygen demand. The maximum concentration is observed one hour after application. A stable therapeutic effect is observed after several weeks of systematic use.
Indications for use
Medication "Kapoten" reviews of doctors recommend using for the treatment of type 1 diabetic nephropathy, renovascular and other types of arterial hypertension. The drug must be taken after a myocardial infarction. As part of complex treatment, the agent is used for the treatment of chronicheart failure.
Contraindications
It is forbidden to use tablets for hyperkalemia, angioedema, aortic stenosis. The drug should not be used in violation of the functioning of the kidneys and liver, hypersensitivity to the composition, stenosis of the renal arteries.
Caution should be used with "Capoten" (patient reviews indicate the possibility of side effects) for ischemia of the heart and brain, diabetes mellitus, severe autoimmune diseases, primary hyperaldosteronism, elderly patients. The appointment is not made for pregnant and lactating mothers, as well as children under the age of majority due to the lack of clinical trials.
Side effects of the drug "Capoten"
Reviews of patients say that after the withdrawal of the remedy, a dry cough develops. Side effects include tachycardia, orthostatic hypotension, peripheral edema, and bronchospasm. The use of the drug sometimes causes angioedema of the larynx, pharynx, tongue, limbs. With its use, dizziness, visual disturbances, paresthesia, ataxia, headache and drowsiness are sometimes observed. An overdose of the drug can cause a sharp drop in blood pressure.
Means "Capoten": how to take
Pills should be taken one hour before meals. The dosage is set separately for each case. With arterial hypertension, take 12.5 mg of the drug twice a day, gradually after reaching the effect induring the month, the dosage is increased.
During heart failure, the drug is prescribed for the ineffectiveness of diuretics. The initial dose in this situation is 6.25 mg, the maintenance dose is 25 mg. Should be taken 3 times a day.
After suffering a heart attack in a stable condition, treatment begins three days later, taking 6.25 mg per day of Kapoten. Patient reviews indicate that with the correct therapy regimen, the drug is well tolerated.
