| abstract |
Combination Therapy for Hypertension using Lercanidipine and an Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker Lercanidipine is used in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of hypertension in combination with the prior, concurrent or post-administration of an angiotensin II receptor blocker selected from olmesartan, irbesartan, valsartan, telmisartan, losartan and eprosartan, and optionally in further combination with the prior, concurrent or postadministration of a diuretic such as hydrochlorothiazide. Compositions containing lercanidipine and the ARB (or lercanidipine, the ARB and a diuretic) are claimed. |