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Takeda Pharmaceutical announced that EDARBI (azilsartan medoxomil), an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) approved for the treatment of hypertension, or high blood pressure, is now available by prescription for adults in U.S. pharmacies. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved EDARBI on February 25, 2011 as a once-daily oral therapy for use alone and for use in combination with other antihypertensive medications.
Pivotal phase 3 studies showed EDARBI (80 mg/day) was statistically superior to the highest approved doses of two commonly prescribed ARBs, olmesartan medoxomil (40 mg/day) and valsartan (320 mg/day), in lowering both clinic systolic blood pressure (SBP) and 24-hour mean SBP as measured by Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM).
Takeda Pharmaceutical announced that EDARBI (azilsartan medoxomil), an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) approved for the treatment of hypertension, or high blood pressure, is now available by prescription for adults in U.S. pharmacies. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved EDARBI on February 25, 2011 as a once-daily oral therapy for use alone and for use in combination with other antihypertensive medications.
Pivotal phase 3 studies showed EDARBI (80 mg/day) was statistically superior to the highest approved doses of two commonly prescribed ARBs, olmesartan medoxomil (40 mg/day) and valsartan (320 mg/day), in lowering both clinic systolic blood pressure (SBP) and 24-hour mean SBP as measured by Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM).
