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AVAPRO: Comparative BP Data

AVAPRO versus amlodipine

AVAPRO: Powerful systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP and DBP) reductions comparable to one of the most widely prescribed antihypertensive agents, amlodipine, at starting doses.16
The power of AVAPRO vs amlodipine

4-week, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, comparative study.
Primary end point: mean DBP change from baseline to Week 4.
Mean age, 51 years; 63% male; 87% Caucasian.


Dizziness was the most commonly reported adverse event.

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AVAPRO versus losartan
AVAPRO: once-daily superior DBP-reducing power vs losartan at maximum once-daily doses.*18,19

Kassler-Taub et al18:
The power of AVAPRO vs losartan

8-week, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled comparative study.
Primary end point: mean DBP change from baseline to Week 8.

The most common adverse events were headache, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, upper respiratory infection, and fatigue.

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Superiority demonstrated in another well-controlled DBP reduction trial*19

Oparil et al19:
Study population numbers in chart are incorrect; the headings of each bar should read: AVAPRO once daily (n=178); Losartan once daily (n=192)

12-week, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, elective-titration, comparative study.
Primary end point: DBP change from baseline to Week 8.


The most common adverse events were dizziness and headache.

*These studies were conducted on hypertensive patients only and were designed to demonstrate significant DBP lowering between 2 ARBs. A comparison between once-daily AVAPRO and twice-daily losartan was not conducted in these studies.


WARNING: USE IN PREGNANCY
When pregnancy is detected, discontinue AVAPRO or AVALIDE as soon as possible. When used in pregnancy during the second and third trimesters, drugs that act directly on the renin-angiotensin system can cause injury and even death to the developing fetus. [See Warnings and Precautions: Fetal/Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality in the full Prescribing Information.]