Comparison of sublingual captopril and sublingual nifedipine in hypertensive emergencies.

Comparison of sublingual captopril and sublingual nifedipine in hypertensive emergencies.

Hypertensive crises require immediate therapy, usually by parenteral drug administration. Sublingual nifedipine has been shown to be highly effective. However, the blood pressure fall following nifedipine is frequently associated with side-effects. The use of sublingual captopril has recently been indicated in hypertensive crisis, assuming that by this route, there would be a faster absorption ...

A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Sublingual Losartan, Sublingual Captopril and Sublingual Nifedipine in Hypertensive Urgency

Sixty patients with hypertensive urgency were subdivided into 3 groups of 20 patients each. The first group received sublingual captopril (25 mg), the second group received sublingual nifedipine (10 mg) and the third group received sublingual losartan (50 mg). In the captopril, nifedipine and losartan groups, the mean systolic pressures at the onset of hypertensive urgency were 188.00±23, 190.0...

Same effect of sublingual and oral captopril in hypertensive crisis.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Hypertensive crisis is a condition characterized by rapid and inappropriate symptomatic elevation of blood pressure (BP) that is commonly seen in Emergency Departments. Oral or sublingual captopril is commonly used in the Emergency Departments. The unpleasant taste of the sublingual drugs causes uncomfortable condition to the patient. Studies showing no difference betw...

Sublingual captopril in hypertensive attacks in patients on hemodialysis.

Comparing oral captopril and sublingual nitrates in controlling urgent

Introduction: Hypertension crisis is one of the most common reasons of the patient’s reference to emergency units. Many intravenous and oral drugs are available for controlling hypertension crisis. Intravenous nitrates are one of these drugs but there are few studies regarding the effect of oral nitrates on hypertension crisis. This study compares the effect of oral captopril and sublingual i...