A nurse is instructing a client about his prescribed antihypertensive therapy with captopril. Which ...

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The client needs to know that some clients experience a dry cough that does not subside until drug therapy is discontinued and this reaction may need to be tolerated. In addition, these drugs may cause a significant drop in blood pressure after the first dose, so the client needs to take measures to reduce the risk of injury from the drug's effects. The ACE inhibitors, captopril and moexipril, should be taken 1 hour before or 2 hours after meals to enhance absorption. The drugs are sustained-release capsules that should not be crushed, opened, or chewed. ACEIs do not cause angioedema.

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