CAPTOPRIL

Course overview

CAPTOPRIL IS AN FDA-APPROVED MEDICATION USED IN THE MANAGEMENT OF HYPERTENSION, LEFT VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION AFTER MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, AND DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY. OFF-LABEL INDICATIONS INCLUDE ACUTE HYPERTENSIVE CRISIS AND RAYNAUD PHENOMENON. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE MECHANISM OF ACTION, ADVERSE EVENT PROFILE, TOXICITY, DOSING, PHARMACODYNAMICS, AND MONITORING OF CAPTOPRIL, PERTINENT FOR CLINICIANS AND OTHER INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM MEMBERS TO BE FAMILIAR WITH TO ENSURE APPROPRIATE ADMINISTRATION OF CAPTOPRIL.