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August 25, 2008
                		
                	Aliskiren/Hydrochlorothiazide (Tekturna HCT) for Hypertension
					
					
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Aliskiren/Hydrochlorothiazide (Tekturna HCT) for Hypertension
August 25, 2008 (Issue: 1293)
					Aliskiren (Tekturna - Novartis), the first direct renin inhibitor for treatment of hypertension, has been approved for use in a fixed-dose combination with the diuretic hydrochlorothiazide (Tekturna HCT - Novartis). Many angiotensin-converting enzyme...more
 
        			
        			
					
					
					
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