noun
- Plural of captopril; a class of medications (ACE inhibitors) used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure.
Usage: medical/pharmaceutical term; typically used in clinical or pharmaceutical contexts
Examples
- The pharmacy stocked several different captoprils for patients with hypertension.
- Doctors often prescribe captoprils to help manage heart failure symptoms.
- The patient's blood pressure improved after starting one of the available captoprils.
- Captoprils work by relaxing blood vessels and reducing the workload on the heart.