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UPDATE: Nebivolol Lowers Blood Pressure in African Americans With Stage I-II Hypertension as Demonstrated in a Study Published in the Journal of Clinical Hypertension
Date:11/1/2007

onse to beta blocker therapy for hypertension."

In this 12-week double-blind trial, 300 African-American patients with stage I-II hypertension were randomly assigned to receive once-daily placebo or nebivolol at a 2.5, 5, 10, 20, or 40 mg dose. Among the 259 patients who completed the 12-week therapy, by comparison to placebo treatment, nebivolol significantly reduced sitting diastolic blood pressure at all daily doses greater than or equal to 5 mg and sitting systolic blood pressure at all daily doses greater than or equal to 10 mg with a low rate of side effects.

"This data further supports nebivolol's ability to lower blood pressure in a broad range of patients, including patients that are typically hard to treat with beta blockers such as African Americans," says Neil Shusterman, MD, Senior Vice President, Clinical Development of Forest Research Institute. "In addition to these blood pressure reductions, the low incidence of typical beta blocker side effects seen with nebivolol will make it a welcome addition to the existing treatment paradigm."

About Hypertension

Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, affects approximately 72 million people in the U.S. and 65 percent of patients diagnosed with hypertension have not reduced their blood pressure to an acceptable range. If left untreated, hypertension can eventually damage important organs such as the heart, brain, eyes or kidneys. High blood pressure greatly increases the risk of certain health problems such as stroke, heart attack, and kidney failure.

About Nebivolol

Nebivolol is a selective beta 1-blocker with vasodilating properties and is already approved and successfully marketed for the treatment of hypertension in more than 50 countries outside of North America.

About Forest Laboratories and Its Products

Forest Laboratories is a US-based pharmaceutical company dedicated to identifying, developing, and delivering products that make a positive differe
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