Drug General Information (ID: DDITPWDJNX)
Drug Name			Captopril		Drug Info		Peginesatide		Drug Info
Drug Type		Small molecule				Protein/peptide
Therapeutic Class		Antihypertensive Agents				Recombinant Human Erythropoietins

Mechanism of Captopril-Peginesatide Interaction (Severity Level: Minor)
Attenuated pharmacological effects (Unspecific) Click to Show/Hide Mechanism Graph
Drug Name		Captopril				Peginesatide
Mechanism		Interfere with the effects of erythropoietin				Erythropoiesis-stimulating agent
Key Mechanism Factor 1
		Factor Name		Pharmacodynamics
		Factor Description		Reduced pharmacological effects leading to insufficient efficacy and/or treatment failure.
Mechanism Description		Attenuated pharmacological effects of  Captopril when combined with Peginesatide

References
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2	Walter J "Does captopril decrease the effect of human recombinant erythropoietin in hemodialysis patients?" Nephrol Dial Transplant 8 (1993): 1428-31
3	Conlon PJ, Albers F, Butterly D, Schwab SJ "ACE inhibitors do not affect erythropoietin efficacy in haemodialysis patients." Nephrol Dial Transplant 9 (1994): 1358