When Bristol-Myers came out with its hypertension drug captopril, at least ten other companies copied it.
Witness hypertension drug Vasotec, which lost its protection last year and saw sales plunge.
It can be a factor in developing hypertension, cardiac disease and depression, among other conditions.
Today the only drugs he takes are a daily aspirin and one pill for hypertension.
But for patients with mild hypertension, it could mean being able to cut down their medication.
Kidney failure may be from diabetes or hypertension, both of which could have been preventable.
Zoloft, the antidepressant, and Norvasc, its big-selling hypertension drug, were the culprits in the second quarter.
The medicine may cause slight hypertension in some patients (see: " The Immortal Pill").
The future of Vanlev, for hypertension, and desquinolone, an antibiotic, seems even more uncertain.
Other reported problems include skin ailments, kidney damage, hypertension, central-nervous-system disorders, insomnia and nausea.
One reason: Brits have less incidence of common diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, stroke and cancer.
This has bedevilled diabetes clinical research for decades (as it does in the hypertension field).
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The drug is already approved to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension via other delivery methods.
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The report said the prevalence of hypertension, obesity and tobacco use had increased in stroke patients.
Which is why the Indian finding should be especially welcome news for hypertension patients.
Hypertension chronic, abnormally raised blood pressure causes heart attacks, strokes and a multitude of other nasty conditions.
He promises double-digit sales growth by 2009 as newly approved drugs like Tekturna for hypertension kick in.
The drug, Zioptan, treats elevated intraocular pressure in people with a form of glaucoma or ocular hypertension.
An unhealthy lifestyle, particularly one marked by obesity, smoking and hypertension, has replaced large animals as the predator.
Diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, hypertension and infant mortality are major health issues among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.
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This, in turn, reduces hyper-activation of the sympathetic nervous system, which is an established contributor to chronic hypertension.
If untreated, the person could experience nausea, hypertension, vomiting, coma, seizure and then death due to cardio-respiratory arrest.
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The hypertension rate among adults has reached 18.8%, increasing by 31% since 1991.
Pharmacia now has a green light from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market a new hypertension drug.
They point out that underlying illnesses like cardiac disease, hypertension and diabetes may also increase the rise of complications.
Eating a special diet called the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) eating plan can help protect your heart.
Federal guidelines recommend limiting consumption to 2, 300 milligrams per day, or 1, 500 milligrams for blacks and people with hypertension.
Those who had a family history of hypertension had higher resting heart rates.
But cases of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, cancer and hypertension are increasing worldwide, including in developing countries.
For the moment, Vasella has what he has needed for some time--another potential blockbuster to complement Novartis' hypertension drug Diovan.
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