Boehringer Ingeiheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. is bringing out Micardis HTC. The product combines telmisartan, an angiotensin II receptor blocker, with hydrochiorothiazide.
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Heart failure is a prevalent and morbid chronic disease that occurs in stages. Progression through these stages can be slowed with optimal medical therapy. Initial workup for patients with newly diagnosed heart failure is directed at identifying the underlying cause of left ventricular dysfunction. An assessment of hemodynamic status can be used to direct therapy. Standard treatment includes angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and beta blo…
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King Pharmaceuticals Inc. has submitted a supplemental new drug application to FDA for the approval of new and unique indications for Altace (ramipril), an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor currently indicated for …
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Protherics PLC
Start of phase 2a clinical study of Angiotensin Therapeutic Vaccine
in hypertension
London, UK; Brentwood, TN, US; 24 June 2008 - Protherics PLC
(”Protherics” or the “Company”), the international biopharmac…
Dilated cardiomyopathy is a circumstance in which the eye becomes diminished and expanded, and cannot pump blood expeditiously. Dilated cardiomyopathy is a circumstance in which the eye becomes diminished and expanded, and cannot pump blood expeditiously. It occurs more frequently in men than in women, and is most common between the ages of 20 and 60 years. Dilated cardiomyopathy also occurs in children. Although no cause is apparent …
Hyperkalemia is a potentially life-threatening metabolic problem caused by inability of the kidneys to excrete potassium, impairment of the mechanisms that move potassium from the circulation into the cells, or a combination of these factors. Acute episodes of hyperkalemia commonly are triggered by the introduction o…
A survey reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine last April showed a significant decline in the use of diuretics and beta blockers to treat hypertension. Instead, the newer, more expensive calcium channel blockers and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are the favored medications. Although the older drugs produce more side effects, the evidence for their life-prolonging benefits is far more substantial.
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