Indometacin Captopril

ANTI HYPERTENSIVES AND HEART FAILURE DRUGS NS AIDs 1 hypotensive effect, especially with indometacin. The effect is variable amongst different ACE inhibitors and NSAIDs, but is most notable between captopril and indometacin NSAIDs cause sodium and water retention and raise BP by inhibiting vasodilating renal prostaglandins. ACE inhibitors metabolize tissue kinins (e.g. bradykinin) and this may be the basis for indometacin attenuating hypotensive effect of captopril Monitor BP at least weekly until stable. Avoid co administering indometacin with captopril... 

Potassium-rich foods (e.g. bananas) can cause hyperkalaemia if the medication(s) used also tend to cause hyperkalaemia, for example potassiumsparing diuretics (triamterene, spironolactone), ACE inhibitors (captopril, enalapril, etc,), angiotensin receptor blockers and indometacin,... 

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