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Variation in captopril formulations in pharmacies across Canada

Abstract

Captopril, an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor used to manage congestive heart failure in the paediatric population, has limited data on efficacy and safety. Its variety of liquid formulations dispensed by different pharmacies poses a challenge in optimizing captopril dosing in patients. Fourteen tertiary paediatric centre pharmacies across Canada were contacted to decipher the type of captopril formulation they dispense, their recipe …

Authors

Bhatt MD; Thomas JE; Mondal TK

Journal

Paediatrics & Child Health, Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. e30–e32

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Publication Date

April 1, 2011

DOI

10.1093/pch/16.4.e30

ISSN

1205-7088