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ArticleIntegrated blood pressure control2013

Optimizing combination therapy in the management of hypertension: the role of the aliskiren, amlodipine, and hydrochlorothiazide fixed combination.

Michael B Hovater, Edgar A Jaimes

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Article in Integrated blood pressure control, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Formulations of Amlodipine: A Review.Journal of pharmaceutics · 2016
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Michael B HovaterDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Edgar A Jaimes

Funding

Nicotine and Chronic Kidney DiseaseR01ES014948 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI JAIMES, EDGAR A · 2009 to 2010
$1.1M
NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES014948
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High blood pressure is the leading risk factor for death and disability worldwide, and the prevalence is increasing. Effective treatment decreases the risk of adverse events in proportion to blood pressure reduction. Combination antihypertensive therapy reduces blood pressure promptly and effectively. Single-pill combinations reduce the pill burden and improve adherence, efficacy, and tolerability of treatment compared with single drug pills. A significant portion of the hypertensive population will require three drugs for adequate control. The single-pill combination of aliskiren, amlodipine, and hydrochlorothiazide is based on complementary mechanisms of action. Clinical trials have shown it to be a safe and effective treatment for hypertension. This combination is a reasonable choice in clinical practice for patients with hypertension that requires three drugs for effective treatment.

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aliskirenamlodipineAmturnidecombinationhydrochlorothiazidehypertension

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PMID23837008
PMCPMC3699292

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