Capoten vs. Diovan

• Are Capoten and Diovan the Same Thing?
• What Are Possible Side Effects of Capoten?
• What Are Possible Side Effects of Diovan?
• What Is Capoten?
• What Is Diovan?
• What Drugs Interact with Capoten?
• What Drugs Interact with Diovan?
• How Should Capoten Be Taken?
• How Should Diovan Be Taken?

Capoten (captopril) and Diovan (valsartan) are used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure.

Capoten is also used to prevent kidney failure due to high blood pressure and diabetes.

Diovan is also given post heart attack.

Capoten and Diovan belong to different drug classes. Capoten is an angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor and Diovan is an angiotensin II receptor blocker.

Common side effects of Capoten include:

• a dry and persistent cough,
• abdominal pain,
• constipation,
• diarrhea,
• skin itching or rash,
• dizziness,
• lightheadedness,
• drowsiness,
• fatigue,
• headache,
• sleep problems (insomnia),
• loss of taste,
• loss of appetite,
• nausea,
• vomiting,
• dry mouth,
• sores inside your mouth or on your lips,
• numbness in the hands or feet,
• kidney failure and
• increased levels of potassium in the blood.

Common side effects of Diovan include:

• headache,
• dizziness,
• lightheadedness,
• tiredness,
• flu symptoms,
• upper respiratory infection,
• diarrhea,
• cold symptoms (cough, runny or stuffy nose, sneezing, sore throat),
• sinusitis,
• nausea,
• stomach pain,
• swelling,
• blurred vision,
• itching or skin rash,
• back pain, and
• joint pain.

Capoten (captopril) is an angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor prescribed for treating high blood pressure, heart failure, and for preventing kidney failure due to high blood pressure and diabetes. Capoten is available as a generic drug.

Diovan is a prescription medicine called an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB). It is used in adults to:

• lower high blood pressure (hypertension) in adults and children, 6 to 16 years of age.
• treat heart failure in adults. In these patients, Diovan may lower the need for hospitalization that happens from heart failure.
• improve the chance of living longer after a heart attack (myocardial infarction) in adults.

Diovan is not for children under 6 years of age or children with certain kidney problems.

Capoten may interact with gold injections, lithium, potassium supplements, salt substitutes that contain potassium, drugs that can dilate blood vessels, aspirin or other NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) or diuretics (water pills). Tell your doctor all medications and supplements you use.

Diovan may interact with cyclosporine and ritonavir. Diovan may also interact with cyclosporine, diuretics (water pills), rifampin, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)

Capoten dose ranges from 25-150 mg two or three times daily.

Diovan is available as tablets for oral administration in strengths of 40, 80, 160 or 320 mg of valsartan. Usual beginning dose is a total of 80 mg per day, but this may vary. For children with pediatric hypertension (ages 6–16), the dose is weight based at 1.3 mg per Kg weight not to exceed 40 mg per day.