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  1. Sanofi Earnings Slashed in First Quarter

    Thu, 2 May 2013

    S. patent expired last May, slid 5 percent. That, along with generic competition that cut sales of blood pressure drugs Avapro and Aprovel by 20.8 percent, dragged down total company sales by 5.3 percent. In a statement Thursday Sanofi warned that

  2. AstraZeneca Q1 Net Profit Plunges 31 Percent

    Thu, 25 Apr 2013

    percent lower at $6.39 billion. The company said generic competition for bipolar medication Seroquel IR, hypertension drug Atacand and cholesterol drug Crestor drove revenue down. The company said it received a subpoena March 28 from the U.S. attorney's

  3. Novartis Posts Profit Gain Thanks to New Drugs

    Wed, 24 Apr 2013

    to $2.42 billion from $2.27 billion in the same period last year despite declining sales of its blockbuster heart drug Diovan , which lost U.S. patent protection last year. The Basel-based company said in a statement the increase — a turnaround

  4. Cardiovascular-Disease Prevention in a Pill?

    Wed, 18 Jul 2012

    consisting of three blood pressure medications - amlodipine, losartan and hydrochlorothiazide - and simvastatin, a cholesterol-busting disease. The polypills contain standard doses of simvastatin and losartan and low doses of the other two medicines. "The reductions

  5. Blood Pressure Drug Olmesartan Linked to Celiac Disease Side Effects in a Handful of Patients

    Thu, 21 Jun 2012

    22 patients taking the drug olmesartan , sold under the brand name Benicar , suffered symptoms similar to When patients stopped taking olmesartan , their symptoms improved dramatically. Olmesartan is an angiotensin II receptor

  6. Pharmacy Errors: Swallowing the Wrong Pill

    Wed, 23 Nov 2011

    remembering exactly which medication your doctor prescribed and later, whether the pharmacist got it right? Names like Darvan and Diovan can sound the same. But one is a pain reliever while another is used to treat high blood pressure. And when a pharmacy gives

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  1. Profound Fatigue, Cold Sweats, Dizziness May Signal Heart Attack

    Wed, 2 Feb 2011

    a heart attack but did not have blocked arteries. Doctors prescribed a daily aspirin, the powerful blood pressure drugs valsartan and metoprolol, and a low-salt diet. They told her that after some rest followed by cardiac rehabilitation, "I would

  2. Popular Blood Pressure Drugs Linked to Cancer

    Mon, 14 Jun 2010

    Micardis , and Atacand . A full pressure drug olmesartan ( Benicar ) had a higher placebo. Olmesartan was not studied medications. Angiotensin - receptor blockers are widely blockers - losartan ( Cozaar ), candesartan ( Atacand ), telmisartan ( Micardis ), and valsartan ( Diovan ). The absolute

  3. Surprise! Doctors Learn Some Drugs are Stinky

    Mon, 15 Feb 2010

    Melbourne Fla., said she won't stop taking her smelly medication, but she wonders why it has to be so smelly. "I take Benicar for high blood pressure and it smells just like sour milk," Brabitz wrote in an e-mail to ABCNews.com. Ellie, from

  4. Some Blood Pressure Drugs May Stave Off Dementia

    Tue, 12 Jan 2010

    acts. Called angiotensin receptor blockers , these drugs drugs include candesartan ( Atacand ), irbesartan ( Avapro ), losartan ( Cozaar ) and valsartan ( Diovan ). In the study routine use of angiotensin receptor blockers to prevent Alzheimer's

  5. Blood Pressure Drugs Might Fight Diabetic Retinopathy

    Fri, 8 Jan 2010

    help prevent and treat a disorder that causes people with diabetes to lose their vision. The researchers tested candesartan ( Atacand ), a drug known as an angiotensin receptor blocker, on mice to see what would happen to 65 proteins in the retina

  6. Heart Failure Drug May Help More in Higher Doses

    Tue, 17 Nov 2009

    failure, high doses of the drug losartan , an angiotensin-receptor blocker take 50 or 150 milligrams a day of losartan ( Cozaar ). After a median follow-up Overall, the higher dose of losartan reduced the risk for death or admission

  7. Micardis Given Wider Approval

    Mon, 19 Oct 2009

    Oct. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Micardis ( telmisartan ) has received expanded approval Boehringer Ingelheim said Monday. Micardis belongs to its own class called combines the active ingredient in Micardis with the calcium channel blocker

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  1. Do Blood Pressure Meds Prevent Alzheimer's?

    Thu, 14 Jan 2010

    Angiotensin receptor blockers may reduce risk of dementia and Alzheimer's.

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  1. PHOTO: A handful of patients taking olmesartan reported vomiting, diarrhea and weight loss, according to the Mayo Clinic.

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