The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE1065
ISSUE1065
November 5, 1999
A New Ace Inhibitor and Two New Angiotensin Receptor Blockers For Hypertension
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A New Ace Inhibitor and Two New Angiotensin Receptor Blockers For Hypertension
November 5, 1999 (Issue: 1065)
Perindopril, the tenth angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor to be marketed in the USA, and telmisartan and eprosartan, the fifth and sixth angiotensin receptor blockers, have recently become available for treatment of hypertension.
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