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25 Feb 2011

Takeda Seeks Hypertension Drug Approval

Takeda has applied for US FDA approval for its new hypertension drug after its completion of four Phase III clinical trials.

Takeda Pharmaceutical has applied for the approval from US Food and Drug Administration for its new hypertension drug after completing four Phase III clinical trials. The drug could be approved within ten months should it pass a preliminary review.

 

The drug combines Takeda's azilsartan medoxomil, used to lower blood pressure, with chlorthalidone, an oral diuretic. 

 

Darryl Sleep, vice-president of clinical science at Takeda Global Research and Development Center, said that the new compound could "potentially provide an important new treatment option for patients with hypertension and the health care providers who manage them".

 

More than $73bn in US healthcare expenses is spent on the trea

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