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ArticleSaudi journal of medicine & medical sciences

Efficacy and Safety of Azilsartan Medoxomil and Telmisartan in Hypertensive Patients: A Randomized, Assessor-Blinded Study.

Megha Garg, Geetesh Manik, Alok Singhal, V K Singh, Rohit K Varshney, Aseem Sethi

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Article in Saudi journal of medicine & medical sciences. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Megha GargDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, Teerthanker Mahaveer College of Pharmacy, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Geetesh ManikDepartment of Cardiology, Teerthanker Mahaveer Hospital, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Alok SinghalDepartment of Medicine, Teerthanker Mahaveer Medical College, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
V K SinghDepartment of Medicine, Teerthanker Mahaveer Medical College, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Rohit K VarshneyDepartment of Anaesthesia, Teerthanker Mahaveer Medical College, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Aseem SethiDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, Indo-Soviet Friendship College of Pharmacy, Moga, Punjab, India.
Teerthanker Mahaveer Medical College & Research Centre · INIndo Soviet Friendship College of Pharmacy · INTeerthanker Mahaveer University · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFew studies have compared the safety and efficacy of azilsartan medoxomil (AZL-M) and telmisartan in hypertensive patients, especially using ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM).

objectiveThe objective of this study was to compare the efficacy and safety profile of AZL-M and telmisartan in hypertensive patients using ABPM and clinic blood pressure (BP) monitoring. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis prospective, randomized, open-label, blinded endpoint, parallel-arm study included 700 patients, aged 18-70 years, with clinic and 24-h mean ambulatory systolic BP (SBP) of 150-180 mmHg and 130-170 mmHg, respectively. They were randomized equally into two groups: Group A received AZL-M 40 mg and Group T received telmisartan 40 mg; the dose was force titrated to 80 mg after 2 weeks if the response rate was not achieved. BP (clinical and ambulatory) was measured after 12 weeks and compared with baseline measurements.

resultsAZL-M significantly reduced the 24-h mean ambulatory SBP (Group A: 112.74 ± 7.58 mmHg; Group T: 113.96 ± 8.52 mmHg;

conclusionThis study found that AZL-M has greater antihypertensive efficacy than telmisartan, with comparable side effects. In addition, ABPM was shown to be a feasible method for such studies.

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Adverse drug reactionambulatory blood pressure monitoringazilsartan medoxomilhypertensiontelmisartan

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PMID32587489
PMCPMC7305670
OpenAlexW3010958428

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