The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE1293
August 25, 2008
Aliskiren/Hydrochlorothiazide (Tekturna HCT) for Hypertension
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Aliskiren/Hydrochlorothiazide (Tekturna HCT) for Hypertension
August 25, 2008 (Issue: 1293)
Aliskiren (Tekturna - Novartis), the first direct renin inhibitor for treatment of hypertension, has been approved for use in a fixed-dose combination with the diuretic hydrochlorothiazide (Tekturna HCT - Novartis). Many angiotensin-converting enzyme...more
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