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Summary: For NON-US Medical Media Only Telmisartan, an angiotensin receptor blocker, is one of the best researched drugs worldwide.

Boehringer Ingelheim affirms safety of telmisartan with an analysis of 50,000 patients and strongly disagrees

The source: A study entitled "The Ongoing Telmisartan Alone and in Combination with Ramipril Global Endpoint Trial (ONTARGET)" (Yusef et al., 2008).

What's the buzz?

The Ongoing Telmisartan Alone and in Combination With Ramipril Global Endpoint Trial (ONTARGET) compared an ACE inhibitor (ramipril 10 mg) with an ARB (telmisartan 80 mg) or with the combination of the two drugs in patients with a high cardiovascular risk.

Since the publication of the South African Hypertension Guidelines in 2006 several landmark clinical trials have been published or presented that have far-reaching implications for the way we treat patients with hypertension. In addition, the review of a recent study that had major impact on nephrological practice has been seriously questioned

The ONgoing Telmisartan Alone and in combination with Ramipril Global Endpoint Trial (ONTARGET), a multiyear study of thousands of patients, addressed both of those questions.

ACE inhibitors and ARBs: one or the other--not both--for high-risk patients: the combination of an ACE inhibitor and an ARB reduces proteinuria, but leads to worse renal outcomes

Could an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) such as telmisartan (Micardis) be a useful alternative?

ARBs vs. ACE inhibitors: which is better for hypertension? ACE inhibitors are generally preferable, but ARBs offer an effective alternative for patients suffering side effects

The blood pressure drug telmisartan can also help tackle the problems, say British scientists.

Diabetes jab hope

Scientists treated half the group with an ACE inhibitor called Enalapril, and the others with an angiotensin receptor blocker, Telmisartan.

City scientists discover new hope in the fight to defeat diabetes

Investigators analyzed data on 3,883 patients from 14 randomized, controlled trials that evaluated three commercially available fixed-dose combinations of hydrochiorothiazide and an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB)--losartan, telmisartan, or valsartan, They calculated costeffectiveness using annual average wholesale prices and pooled estimates of blood pressure reductions.

Combination HT Therapy. (Hypertension)

Objective: To evaluate and compare the effects of telmisartan and pioglitazone on peripheral insulin resistance in diabetic mice.

COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TELMISARTAN WITH PIOGLITAZONE ON INSULIN RESISTANCE IN TYPE 2 DIABETIC MICE

It is unknown whether the polymorphism is associated with blood pressure (BP) response to telmisartan or amlodipine, two widely prescribed antihypertensive drugs.

Influence of G-protein [beta]-Polypeptide 3 C825T Polymorphism on Antihypertensive Response to Telmisartan and Amlodipine in Chinese Patients

He said since the middle of this year the dispensing of anti-hypertensive drugs, specifically Tablet Telmisartan 40 mg dan Tablet Telmisartan 80 mg, to patients was reduced from one month to two weeks.

DAP rep urges Health Ministry to quickly resolve shortage of anti-hypertensive medicine in hospitals

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