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Captopril is your blood pressure's best friend—a powerful ACE inhibitor that helps relax your blood vessels so your heart doesn't have to work so hard. Think of it as opening up clogged highways for smoother blood flow, protecting your heart, kidneys, and overall health.
- ✅ 25mg & 50mg tablets available (PNF standard)
- ✅ VAT-Exempt (Save 12% automatically under Philippine law!)
- ✅ PNF Listed - Philippine National Formulary 8th Edition essential medicine
- ✅ No Prescription? Get a FREE teleconsultation with our licensed doctor during checkout
Understanding Captopril: Your Blood Pressure Guardian
Captopril is a trusted ACE inhibitor (Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme inhibitor) that has been protecting Filipino hearts for decades. As an essential medicine listed in the Philippine National Formulary 8th Edition, this government-approved treatment helps manage high blood pressure (hypertension), heart failure, and kidney protection for diabetics.
How Captopril Works (Simple Explanation)
Imagine your blood vessels are like garden hoses that have become stiff and narrow. Captopril works by blocking the enzyme (ACE) that narrows your blood vessels. The result? Your blood vessels relax and widen like opening a freeway lane, allowing blood to flow smoothly with less pressure. This means:
- Lower blood pressure (less strain on your heart and arteries)
- Reduced workload for your heart (great for heart failure patients)
- Protection for your kidneys (especially important if you have diabetes)
- Lower risk of stroke, heart attack, and kidney failure
Captopril Quick Guide: What You Need to Know
| Available Strengths | 25mg and 50mg tablets (PNF 8th Edition standard) |
| Standard Dosage | 12.5mg to 25mg twice daily initially; maintenance 25-50mg twice daily (as prescribed by doctor) |
| Best Time to Take | 1 hour BEFORE meals (empty stomach) for best absorption. Take at the same times daily⏰ |
| Key Benefits | Fast-acting (first-dose effect), kidney-protective, heart failure management, diabetic nephropathy prevention |
Why Choose Captopril from MedsGo?
- ✅ Automatic VAT Savings: Under Philippine law (TRAIN & CREATE Acts), Captopril is 100% VAT-exempt. You save 12% instantly—no paperwork needed!
- ✅ PNF Quality Assurance: Our Captopril complies with Philippine National Formulary standards (25mg & 50mg tablets), ensuring you receive DOH-approved essential medicine.
- ✅ Temperature-Controlled Storage: Unlike generic warehouses, our FDA-registered pharmacies store medicines properly to maintain potency and efficacy.
- ✅ Doctor Care Included: No prescription? No problem. Add to cart and get a FREE teleconsultation with our licensed physician—no hidden fees, valid prescription guaranteed.
- ✅ Fast & Flexible Options: Choose home delivery OR pick up at any MedsGo pharmacy nationwide for same-day availability.
- ✅ Generic Available: Get the same active ingredient as brand-name Capoten at a fraction of the cost, passing savings to you.
Safety & Side Effects: What to Watch For ⚠︎
Most patients tolerate Captopril well, but be a smart medicine user:
- Common: Dry tickling cough (very common with ACE inhibitors), dizziness when standing up, taste changes (metallic taste), mild headache—usually temporary
- Watch For: Swelling of face/lips/tongue (rare allergic reaction), fainting, fast heartbeat, or yellowing skin. Stop taking and contact our doctor immediately if these occur
- Important: Take on an empty stomach! Food reduces absorption by 30-40%. Wait 1 hour before meals or 2 hours after
- Potassium Alert: Avoid salt substitutes and excessive bananas/oranges unless advised—Captopril can raise potassium levels
- Pregnancy Warning: Not safe during pregnancy. Inform our doctor if you are pregnant or planning pregnancy
Mahalagang Impormasyon sa Tagalog
Captopril: Ang Tagapagtanggol ng Iyong Blood Pressure
Ang Captopril ay isang ACE inhibitor na gamot na matagal nang pinoprotektahan ang mga puso ng mga Pilipino. Ayon sa Philippine National Formulary (8th Edition), ito ay DOH-approved na essential medicine para sa altapresyon (high blood pressure), heart failure, at proteksyon sa kidney ng mga diabetic.
Paano Gumagana ang Captopril?
Isipin na ang iyong mga blood vessel ay parang tubo na naninikip. Ang Captopril ay nagbubukas ng mga pasilyo para dumaloy nang maayos ang dugo. Resulta: bumababa ang blood pressure, nababawasan ang pagod ng puso, at protektado ang kidney. Parang spa treatment para sa iyong puso at mga ugat
Paano Inumin ang Captopril:
- Dosage: 25mg at 50mg tablets (ayon sa PNF)
- Oras: 1 oras BAGO kumain (empty stomach) para sa best absorption
- Frequency: Kadalasan 2 beses sa isang araw (morning at evening)
Ang Mahusay na Benepisyo ng Pagbili sa MedsGo
- ✅ Automatikong VAT Discount: Libre sa 12% VAT dahil sa batas ng Pilipinas (TRAIN & CREATE Acts)
- ✅ PNF Quality: 25mg at 50mg tablets ayon sa pamantayan ng DOH
- ✅ Libre Konsulta: Walang reseta? Libre ang teleconsultation sa aming doktor
- ✅ Pambansang Botika: Maaari ring bumili sa kahit anong MedsGo pharmacy sa buong bansa
- ✅ Tamang Pag-iingat: Hindi tulad ng ibang bodega, temperatura-controlled ang aming storage
Mga Side Effect na Dapat Bantayan ⚠︎
- Karaniwan: Tuyong ubo (common sa ACE inhibitors), nahihilo, pagbabago sa panlasa—karaniwan pansamantala
- Seryoso: Pamamaga ng mukha/labi (allergic reaction), pagsusuka ng dugo, hirap huminga—tumawag agad sa doktor
- Paalala: Inumin BAGO kumain! Mas mababa ang effect kapag busog
- Bawal sa Buntis: Mag-ingat at sabihin sa doktor kung buntis o nagpaplanong mabuntis
