Diuretics Still Best Treatment for High Blood Pressure Nov 20, 2009
The participants were randomly assigned to take one of the following anti-hypertensive drugs: chlorthalidone (the diuretic), amlodipine besylate (the calcium channel blocker), doxazosin mesylate (the alpha blocker) or lisinopril (an ACE inhibitor). The five-year follow-up, which ended in 2002, was intended to see if new differences emerged with long-term use of the medications, especially regarding coronary heart disease, total mortality, heart failure and aggregate cardiovascular disease. (MEDLINEplus)
Micardis Given Wider Approval Oct 21, 2009
The FDA also granted new approval for a drug called Twynsta, which combines the active ingredient in Micardis with the calcium channel blocker amlodipine. The combination drug is meant to prevent high blood pressure when used alone, or in tandem with other anti-hypertension drugs, Boehringer said in a news release. (MEDLINEplus)
Lupin, Novartis end patent row Sep 12, 2009
He said Lupin may launch its generic version of Lotrel, a combination of Amlodipine Besylate and Benazepril Hydrochloride, within the next few years ... While the total market for Amlodipine Besylate and Benazepril Hydrochloride, the Novartis spokesperson added that global sales in 2008 for Lotrel were $385 million. (India Times)
Madison County police blotter Aug 12, 2009
After handcuffing Smith, the deputy recovered a black film canister containing six types of prescription pills, including Amlodipine. Theft: On July 29, a Comer man reported that his teenage son took his Mercury Mountaineer without permission and probably drove to Atlanta, where the son has a newborn child. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Pfizer Fails to Maintain Patent on Norvasc Hypertension Drugs in Canada Jul 10, 2009
8 million prescriptions of amlodipine besylate, marketed by Pfizer as Norvasc, are sold annually in Canada, Ulm, Germany-based Ratiopharm said today ... This decision opens the amlodipine patent to generic manufacturers in Canada, the last major jurisdiction where the patent was held ... Ratio-Amlodipine, Ratiopharms version of Norvasc, will be available in Canadian pharmacies imminently, the company said. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Milestone Study On Blood Pressure Medications Confirmed May 15, 2009
The calcium channel blocker used in the study was amlodipine ... 12, 2009 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine, Davis indicated that doses of thiazide-type diuretics that are equivalent to those used in the ACCOMPLISH trial are less effective for the prevention of cardiovascular events than full doses of amlodipine (the other drug used in ACCOMPLISH) or doses of diuretics used in previous trials including ALLHAT.. (Science Daily)
FOCUS ON SENIORS: Many reasons why legs, feet swell May 4, 2009
Medications: Anti-inflammatory medicines for arthritis, steroids, blood pressure medicines such as amlodipine and nifedipine, estrogen, and the diabetes medicines rosiglitazone (Avandia) and pioglitazone (Actos), are frequent offenders for edema. Simple causes: Having a sedentary job or eating too much salt, also can cause mild swelling. (Florida Today)
Causes of Sudden Vision Loss in Cat... Apr 15, 2009
According to Dr. Norsworthy, in an article of the June 1996 Vet Forum magazine, when cats are treated within a day or so, vision may be restored in 50% of cats when given the blood pressure medication Norvasc (Amlodipine). Disclaimer: the above article is not to be used as a diagnostic tool nor as a substitute for professional veterinary advice. (Suite101.com)
* FEATURE : Hypertension linked to kidneys Mar 23, 2009
In a table of the 10 most prescribed drugs last year recently released by the Bureau of National Health Insurance, amlodipine, a drug commonly prescribed for high blood pressure, was at the top of the list ... 4 billion (US$133 million) of amlodipine was prescribed last year. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Benazepril plus Amlodipine or Hydrochlorothiazide for Hypertension Mar 12, 2009
In the study, they reported that the use of combined therapy with an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, benazepril, plus a calcium-channel blocker, amlodipine, was superior to that of benazepril plus a thiazide diuretic, hydrochlorothiazide, in reducing cardiovascular events. However, an analysis that is based on potassium levels or the presence of hypokalemia may explain differences between the two study groups. (New England Journal of Medicine)
ETHEX Corporation Issues Nationwide Voluntary Recall of Products Feb 8, 2009
Amlodipine Besylate Tablets, 10mg (58177-538-26 & 538-11) Amlodipine Besylate Tablets, 2. 5mg (58177-536-26) Amlodipine Besylate Tablets, 5mg (58177-537-26, 537-07 & 537-11) Benazepril HCl Tablets, 10mg (58177-342-04 & 342-08) Benazepril HCl Tablets, 20mg (58177-343-04 & 343-08) Benazepril HCl Tablets, 40mg, (58177-344-04 & 344-08) Benazepril HCl Tablets, 5mg (58177-341-04) Benzonatate Capsules, 100mg (58177-091-04 & 091-08) Benzonatate Capsules, 200mg (58177-092-04 & 092-08) Bromfenex ER... (U.S. Food and Drug Administration -- Alerts)
Blood Pressure Pill Combo More Effective Than Diuretics Feb 7, 2009
The patients took either a tablet containing benazepril (an ACE inhibitor) and amlodipine (a calcium channel blocker) or a tablet that contained benazepril and hydrochloro-thiazide, a type of diuretic (water pill) ... "The significant reduction in cardiovascular events we observed in patients will, I hope, show physicians that earlier use of a combination medicine, especially with amlodipine, may be in the best interest of the patients," Jamerson said. (MEDLINEplus)
