ACE and Hypertension: Furthermore, captopril was often prescribed to be taken episodically when blood pressure remained high, despite intake of other antihypertensives; this corresponds to the guidelines of the Russian Medical Society on Arterial Hypertension (RMSAH) [31], which recommend administration of relatively fast- and short-acting oral/sublingual angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (captopril, moxonidine, clonidine, and propranolol) for treatment of uncomplicated hypertensive crisis.