CAPTOPRIL

Clinical Indication

For Acute Scleroderma renal crisis when haemodynamically unstable

Comments

Once stable to switch to longer acting ACE inhibitor

Date of classification

February 2026

Red

Medicines which should be prescribed only in a specialist setting usually within a secondary or tertiary care service. NB: Some highly specialised RED medicines e.g. injectable treatments for cancer are not included on the LLR APC website list.