Tekturna

Downgraded Tier Positions and Step Therapy Restrictions Have Stalled Exforge's and Tekturna's Growth in The Hypertension Drug Market

...managed care market intelligence, finds that although Novartis' Exforge and tekturna have slowly penetrated tier 2 levels of managed care organization (MCO) formularies over the last 12 months, their progress has stalled. tekturna has stumbled from having 5.1 percent of U.S. patients accessing the drug at...

Single-Pill Combinations Diovan HCT and Exforge Approved in US as First-Line Treatments for High Blood Pressure

...itional blood pressure reductions are present when tekturna is used in combination with ACE inhibitors or beta... or if you take lithium. Additionally, do not take tekturna if you take cyclosporine. Serious side effec...blood pressure -- kidney problems -- if you take tekturna and develop an allergic reaction involving swe...

MultiVu Video Feed: Study in the New England Journal of Medicine Shows High Blood Pressure Drug Tekturna(R) Reduces Key Marker of Kidney Disease

... demonstrate that the first direct renin inhibitor tekturna (aliskiren), when added to the maximum dose of the...ay lead to high blood pressure. About Tekturna tekturna is a prescription medication for adults, used to t...nation with other high blood pressure medications. tekturna has not been adequately studied in combination wit...

Blood pressure drug may have added benefit

...e of the Journal of Clinical Investigation and is available online beginning today at http://www.jci.org . Aliskiren, marketed under the brand name tekturna by pharmaceutical manufacturer Novartis, is the first new class of blood pressure medication approved by the FDA in more than a decade. Approved a yea...

Tekturna in Medical Technology

FDA Approves Tekturna HCT(R) as Initial Treatment in Patients Unlikely to Achieve Their Blood Pressure Goals With a Single Agent

EAST HANOVER, N.J., July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Tekturna HCT((R)) (aliskiren and hydrochlorothiazide) tablets as initial therapy for patients who are likely to need multiple drugs to achieve their blood pressure goals. Tek...

Tekturna, First New Type of High Blood Pressure Medicine in a Decade, Provides Additional Blood Pressure Reduction When Used With Diovan

...ew study results show more patients receiving both tekturna and Diovan reached target blood pressure goal comp...n patients taking either of the medicines alone. tekturna and Diovan work in different ways to target the re...ne of the body's key regulators of blood pressure. tekturna targets renin, an enzyme responsible for triggerin...

New Data Highlights Potential of SPP100 (Tekturna) as Gold Standard Therapy in Treatment of Hypertension

...or regulatory review the fixed dose combination of tekturna with the diuretic HCTZ[2]. Single pill fixed dose ...ere made for four different dosage combinations of tekturna and Hydrochlorothiazide: 150/12.5 mg tablets, 150/...ct to FDA approval, patients may soon benefit from tekturna HCT which will increase convenience and compliance...

Tekturna in Biological Technology

Video and Photo: Tekturna HCT(R), a Single-tablet Combination of Tekturna(R)* and a Diuretic, Receives US Approval for Treatment of High Blood Pressure

- Tekturna HCT combines first approved direct renin inhibitor with the diuretic hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) in a single tablet - Data show combination of Tekturna and HCTZ resulted in significant additional blood pressure reductions compared to either drug alone - Many treated patien...

Anavex appoints Dr. Dimitri Goundis to lead Clinical Development

...h Phase IIb clinical trials, at which time Novartis exercised its license-back option. Today, SPP100 is sold in the United States under the trade name tekturna and in Europe under the name Rasilez to treat hypertension. In addition, Dr. Goundis spent several years with lead responsibility for the company's en...