Active Ingredient: Captopril
Captopril is indicated for the treatment of macroproteinuric diabetic nephropathy in patients with type I diabetes.
For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:
Oral
6.25 - 100 mg
From 3.125 To 50 mg 2 time(s) per day every day
As with other antihypertensive agents, consideration should be given to initiating therapy with a lower starting dose (6.25 mg BID) in elderly patients who may have reduced renal function and other organ dysfunctions.
Dosage should be titrated against the blood pressure response and kept as low as possible to achieve adequate control.
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