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IV Sildenafil Safe and Effective for Pulmonary Hypertension in Neonates
Written on 19 Dec, 2009 at 3:00 in Hypertension, Pediatrics, World News | viewed 98 times | 0 Comments
Intravenous sildenafil safely improves oxygenation in critically ill neonates with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. These findings, the results of an open-label, dose-escalation trial, are reported in the December issue of the Journal of Pediatrics. Despite a recent report that enteral... (Continue reading)
Manage Drug Interactions Between Clopidogrel and Proton-Pump Inhibitors?
clopidogrel is the sixth most commonly dispensed medication in the United States.Indicated to reduce the rates of antithrombotic events in patients with a recent cardiovascular event, clopidogrel plays an integral role in the care of patients after myocardial infarction, stroke, or... (Continue reading)
FDA Approves Aliskiren/Valsartan Combo for Hypertension
Written on 15 Sep, 2009 at 1:37 in Hypertension | viewed 72 times | 0 Comments
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a single-pill combination of the direct renin inhibitor aliskiren and the angiotensin receptor blocker valsartan (Valturna, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp) for the treatment of hypertension in patients not adequately controlled on either... (Continue reading)
Possible interaction between clopidogrel and (PPIs)
EMEA(European Medicines Agency) issued statement on a possible interaction between clopidogrel (Plavix) and proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) and has recommended that the product information for all clopidogrel-containing medicines be amended to discourage concomitant use of PPIs unless absolutely necessary The UK... (Continue reading)
Blood-pressure-lowering drugs should be offered to everyone
Drs Malcolm R Law and Nicholas Wald (Queen Mary University of London, UK). Said That Guidelines on the use of blood-pressure-lowering drugs can be simplified so that drugs are offered to people with all levels of blood pressure. Our results indicate... (Continue reading)
Hemodialysis Improve By Dipyridamole Plus Aspirin
This trial evaluated the combination of extended-release dipyridamole(200 mg) and aspirin (25 mg) twice daily had a significant effect patency of newly created hemodialysis grafts according to the results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial reported in the... (Continue reading)
Chewable Aspirin Is Better Absorbed Than Regular Aspirin
Asmall study show that Chewable Aspirin Is Better Absorbed Than Regular Aspirin, In the study, the volunteers (13 male; average age 31 years) were given supratherapeutic doses of aspirin, 1950 mg, as either a solid tablet swallowed, a solid tablet chewed... (Continue reading)
Lower Blood Pressure And Relation To Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
Lower Blood Pressure to targets recommended in the clinical guidelines regresses left ventricle hypertrophy (LVH) . This benefit not only With patients treated with angiotensin-renin antagonists but occurred regardless of which drug combination clinicians used to lower blood pressure. These new... (Continue reading)
Dual-Acting Receptor AntagonistBetter for Hypertension
hypertensive patients treated with a novel antihypertensive agent designed to block the endothelin and angiotensin receptors significantly reduced systolic and diastolic blood pressure when compared with the angiotensin receptor blocker irbesartan, a new study has shown. In addition, after 12 weeks... (Continue reading)
Adalat XL Plus approved in Canada
Written on 22 Nov, 2008 at 10:54 in Hypertension | viewed 92 times | 0 Comments
Adalat XL Plus (nifedipine extended-release tablets and acetylsalicylic acid delayed-release tablets) is indicated for patients for whom treatment with both Adalat XL and Aspirin 81mg is appropriate. Adalat XL Plus is not indicated for initial therapy. The dose of nifedipine... (Continue reading)
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