Clinical and economic impact of aliskiren in uncontrolled hypertensive patients

BACKGROUND: the majority of hypertensive patients do not achieve adequate blood pressure (BP) control and thus remain at risk of cardio-cerebrovascular events. Aliskiren, a novel antihypertensive drug acting as direct renin inhibitor, was authorized in Italy for the treatment of hypertension in pati...

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Main Authors: Ezio Degli Esposti, Radovan Tomic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SEEd Medical Publishers 2012-03-01
Series:Farmeconomia: Health Economics and Therapeutic Pathways
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Online Access:https://journals.seedmedicalpublishers.com/index.php/FE/article/view/199