The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE1027
ISSUE1027
May 22, 1998
Fenoldopam--A New Drug for Parenteral Treatment of Severe Hypertension
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Fenoldopam--A New Drug for Parenteral Treatment of Severe Hypertension
May 22, 1998 (Issue: 1027)
Fenoldopam mesylte (Corlopam - Neurex), a peripheral dopamine-1 (DA1) agonist, has been approved by the FDA for parenteral use in lowering blood pressure. The manufacturer claims that, unlike other parenteral antihypertensive agents, fenoldopam not...more
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