Tribenzor for hypertension.

Abstract

Many patients with hypertension require more than one drug to control their blood pressure.1 Tribenzor (Daiichi Sankyo), recently approved by the FDA for treatment of hypertension, combines the calcium channel blocker amlodipine (Norvasc, and others), the angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) olmesartan (Benicar) and the most commonly prescribed diuretic, hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ). Tribenzor is not approved for initial therapy, but is recommended for patients not adequately controlled on any 2-drug combination of a calcium channel blocker, an ARB or a diuretic.

• Journal: The Medical letter on drugs and therapeutics (Med Lett Drugs Ther) Vol. 52 Issue 1346 Pg. 70-1 (Sep 06 2010) ISSN: 1523-2859 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 20814402 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Antihypertensive Agents
• Drug Combinations
• Imidazoles
• Tetrazoles
• Tribenzor
• Hydrochlorothiazide
• Amlodipine

Topics

• Amlodipine (adverse effects, pharmacology, therapeutic use)
• Antihypertensive Agents (adverse effects, pharmacology, therapeutic use)
• Blood Pressure (drug effects)
• Clinical Trials as Topic
• Drug Combinations
• Drug Therapy, Combination
• Humans
• Hydrochlorothiazide (adverse effects, pharmacology, therapeutic use)
• Hypertension (drug therapy, physiopathology)
• Imidazoles (adverse effects, pharmacology, therapeutic use)
• Tetrazoles (adverse effects, pharmacology, therapeutic use)