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CAPTOPRIL for Hypertension: Side Effects & Safety Data

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There are 385 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database where CAPTOPRIL was used for Hypertension.

Most Reported Side Effects for CAPTOPRIL

Side Effect Reports % Deaths Hosp.
Drug ineffective 122 10.8% 4 64
Hypotension 97 8.6% 3 71
Hypertension 96 8.5% 4 71
Nausea 86 7.6% 33 71
Condition aggravated 85 7.6% 35 58
Dyspnoea 78 6.9% 5 51
Drug hypersensitivity 70 6.2% 0 15
Diarrhoea 68 6.0% 39 54
Acute kidney injury 62 5.5% 6 45
Asthenia 57 5.1% 1 39
Headache 57 5.1% 1 28
Off label use 55 4.9% 2 32
Hyponatraemia 54 4.8% 0 54
Erythema 51 4.5% 27 35
Malaise 51 4.5% 1 27

Other Indications for CAPTOPRIL

Product used for unknown indication (340) Coronary artery disease (34) Cardiac failure (29) Scleroderma renal crisis (20) Blood pressure increased (19) Hypertensive crisis (12) Suicide attempt (12) Blood pressure measurement (11) Blood pressure abnormal (10) Occupational exposure to product (9)

Other Drugs Used for Hypertension

AMLODIPINE (20,207) LISINOPRIL (11,824) RAMIPRIL (10,210) VALSARTAN (8,956) LOSARTAN (7,966) FUROSEMIDE (7,490) HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE (7,119) METOPROLOL (5,918) OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL (5,702) BISOPROLOL (5,520)

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