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Aliskiren (brand names Tekturna and Rasilez) is the first in a class of drugs called direct renin inhibitors. It is used for essential (primary) hypertension . [ 2 ] While used for high blood pressure, other better studied medications are typically recommended due to concerns of higher side effects and less evidence of benefit.
Aliskiren/hydrochlorothiazide, sold under the brand name Tekturna HCT among others, is a fixed-dose combination medication for the treatment of hypertension ...
[1] [2] It contains aliskiren, a renin inhibitor; amlodipine, as the besylate, a calcium channel blocker; and hydrochlorothiazide, a thiazide diuretic. [1] It is taken by mouth . [ 1 ]
The drug combination aliskiren/amlodipine (INNs, trade names Tekamlo and Rasilamlo) is an antihypertensive. Clinical trials have shown it to be more effective than amlodipine on its own, [ 1 ] with a high dosing regime (aliskiren 300 mg/amlodipine 10 mg) being more effective than olmesartan/amlodipine with comparable tolerability.
Aliskiren, the third-generation renin inhibitor. Aliskiren, an orally active non-peptide renin inhibitor, was the first drug in its class on the market. It is used to treat hypertension as monotherapy or in combination with other antihypertensive agents. [7] [39] The key to the discovery of aliskiren was crystallography and molecular modeling ...
Aliskiren (developed by Novartis) is a renin inhibitor which has been approved by the U.S. FDA for the treatment of hypertension. [44] Aldosterone receptor antagonist
ATC code C09 Agents acting on the renin–angiotensin system is a therapeutic subgroup of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System, a system of alphanumeric codes developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the classification of drugs and other medical products.
Skeletal formula of aliskiren — a renin inhibitor used in the management of hypertension. Created using ACD/ChemSketch 10.0 and Inkscape. Date: 14 March 2007: Source: