Overview
Captopril is a sulfhydryl containing ACE inhibitor. Captopril is used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure), congestive heart failure and kidney diseases in diabetic patients.
Indications
Captopril is primarily indicated in conditions like Congestive heart failure, Congestive heart failure (adjunct), Diabetic nephropathy, Diabetic retinopathy, Essential hypertension, Essential hypertension (mild to moderate), severe hypertension resistant to other treatment, Gastric acid reduction during anaesthesia, Hypertension, Iron deficiency anaemia, Prophylaxis of acid aspiration, Renal hypertension, Scleroderma renal crisis.
