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Friday, October, 30, 2009

High Blood Pressure Medicines

FDA approves Norvasc-Diovan combo drug

October 02, 2008
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Exforge for use in patients with high blood pressure. Exforge combines two hypertension medicines--Norvasc and Diovan--into one pill. The new drug is expected to hit the U.S. market in September 2007. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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What is High Blood Pressure?
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert

If you've been diagnosed with high blood pressure you may be wondering exactly what it is and how... Read more »

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Understanding the Causes and Effects of High Blood Pressure
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert

If you've been told you have high blood pressure you should be thankful for a timely diagnosis. For... Read more »

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High Blood Pressure and Women: 4 Issues You Need to Know About
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert

Although high blood pressure affects both men and women, there are a number of concerns... Read more »

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What Causes Atrial Fibrillation
By Dr. Kirk Laman: Wholehearted Cardiologist , Health Expert

...suffer from significant heart problems, he did have high blood pressure and in addition consumed... Read more »

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Cold Medicine
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert

...insulin, seizure disorder medicines, diet pills or high blood pressure medicines, talk to your... Read more »

Health Guide

High Blood Pressure Medicine and ED
QuestionI've got high blood pressure. Most of the medication that my doctor has prescribed keeps me from having proper erections. Right now, I've been on Ismelin (guanethidine) for a long time. Are... Read more »
Malignant hypertension (arteriolar nephrosclerosis)
...nephrosclerosis; Nephrosclerosis - arteriolar; Hypertension - malignant Prevention If you have high blood pressure, carefully monitoring your blood pressure and taking your... Read more »
Drug-induced hypertension
Hypertension (high blood pressure) can be caused by using a chemical substance, drug, or medication. It can also be caused by stopping a drug or medication. See also high blood... Read more »
High blood pressure
...number is over 80-89 mm Hg on most measurements. If you have pre-hypertension, you are likely to develop high blood pressure at some time in your life, unless you make lifestyle changes. High... Read more »
High blood pressure
HBP; Blood pressure - high Prevention People with high blood pressure may be told to reduce how much salt they eat. Other lifestyle changes include... Read more »

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A high blood pressure reading at the doctor's office may not be as predictive of heart risks as a high blood pressure reading... Read summary »

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A class of drugs commonly prescribed to older adults is linked to impaired physical function. Researchers say older adults... Read summary »