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What does it do?
This product is used in the treatment of high blood pressure, Congestive Heart Failure, diabetic neuropathy, and acute heart attack. It is an ACE inhibitor.
Last text update: 2011-10-04
Last data update: 2012-01-14
This product has a black box warning relating to its risk of fetal death in pregnancy.
Usage:
Captoril is most commonly used to treat the conditions below, together with the percentage of all people taking the medication for the particular condition.
| Disease/Condition | % |
|---|
| High Blood Pressure | 72% |
| Heart Failure/Edema | 11% |
| Heart Disease/Stroke Prevention | 6% |
| Kidney Protection | 3% |
| Kidney Stones | 3% |
| Heart Valve Problems | 3% |
General Information:
- 8.6
- Captoril Average Satisfaction Score
- 76% of patients are at least somewhat satisfied with Captoril.
MediGuard regularly polls our more than 930 users taking Captoril (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)) using the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medications (TSQM). This feedback is continuously updated for the benefit of the MediGuard community. To request scores for specific patient subgroups, please contact research@mediguard.org.
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Global Patient Feedback for Captoril (Captopril)
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Has anyone experienced extreme flushing when upset/nervous or having an alcoholic drink on this drug?
- 49 year old – Source: MediGuard
- Posted: 2011-05-03 10:10:49
FIRST: You must decide which is more important to you: the quality of the rest of your life or the quantity (of course, both would be good, but that is not an option at this point). My husband just went through all the greedy US healthcare BIG PHARMA's, MD. etc. for cancer he got via a wrong prescription his GP gave him rather than send him to a "normal" G.P. This was followed by trying to correct the mistake again - not sending to a specialist - but even I can do better on a computer a computer to see what Rx he needed. (anti-biotic NOT penicillin for bacterial infection in his bladder, not penicillin which is for viral infections).So, too much blood got into his bladder and he got bladder cancer (I was on business - imortant - didn't find out until blood had been there for 3 penicillin Rx's s/h/b anti-bac. Due to too much blood getting in bladder he got cancer...Long story short: "scraped the little early catch which turned into a big blob w/roots, and nearly a year of chemo. Then, 3 false starts (unprepared) md's...bladder reconstructed (35-10) just out this week. Sick, can't eat, lost over 25 lbs and other probs. NOW, he wished he just had his bladder out (not reconstructed - too new now), IN THE BEG..no chemo, etc. and he would most likely feel good today and living normally. His kidney has failed, and his chances are not good. So...in his position which way would you rather live? That is what you have to ask yourself. (In your position, I would rather live pain free than in pain, and not dependent - why did they invent pain pills? Maybe you will imporve in the future with phyciasl therapy, etc. Pills will be harder to get if you don't get better by then. GOOD LUCK!
- 52 year old – Source: MediGuard
- Posted: 2010-06-16 15:40:57
You do not need progesterone if you have had a hysterectomy as I have.
- 59 year old – Source: MediGuard
- Posted: 2010-05-19 03:01:29
