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captopril
Brand names: Capoten
Form Strength
TABLET, ORAL 12.5 mg
Display Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors Class: 243204
Medication comments:
Enteral Drug Administration notes.
Generic
(Brand)		 Comments and Considerations Recommendations for Administration with Enteral Nutrition
captopril
(Capoten)		 Avoid exposure from crushing if pregnant Consider holding tube feeding 1 hour before and 1 hour after
2023 American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria® for potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults.
Medication: captopril (Capoten)
Criteria 4: Potentially clinically important drug-drug interactions that should be avoided in older adults. (Table 5)
Interacting drug(s) or class(es) RAS inhibitors (ACEIs ARBs, ARNIs, aliskiren) ⇄ Another RAS inhibitor or a potassium-sparing diuretic
Risk Rationale Increased risk of hyperkalemia.
Recommendation Avoid routinely using 2 or more RAS inhibitors, or a RAS inhibitor and potassium-sparing diuretic, concurrently in those with chronic kidney disease Stage 3a or higher.
 Quality of evidence: Moderate, Strength of Recommendation: Strong
Last updated: Sep. 24, 2025
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