01Jul 2019

EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF AZILSARTAN COMPARED WITH TELMISARTAN IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS.

  • Senior Resident, Dept. of Cardiology, S.C.B.Medical College. Cuttack, Odisha, India.
  • Professor, Dept. of Cardiology, S.C.B.Medical College. Cuttack, Odisha, India.
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Objective: Angiotensive receptor blockers (ARBs) are very potent antihypertensive agents , Telmisartan being the prototype and most widely used.This study was undertaken to compare the efficacy and safety of Azilsartan a new ARB with Telmisartan. Material and methods : This prospective study was carried out in patients attending the Department of Medicine, SCB Medical college, Cuttack. Patients with newly diagnosed with stage I-II essential hypertension of either sex within the age group of 18?65 years with blood pressure of ≥140/90 mmHg were included in the study. Severe hypertension >180/110 mm of Hg, hypersensitivity to ARBs, secondary hypertension with any other etiology, pregnant women, history of Drug/ Alcohol abuse, cardiac arrhythmias were excluded. Patients who gave consent for the study were divided into 2 random groups 1 and 2 ? the first received azilsartan and the second received telmisartan. Point of control was defined as blood pressure<140/90 mm of Hg after initiation of therapy. Results : 180 patients were randomized into two groups. Out of 90 patients included in group 1 who received azilsartan, 4 lost for follow up. Out of 90 patients included in group 2 who received telmisartan, 5 lost for follow up. There was no significant difference between the two drugs in both mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure at 24hrs, 1 month and 3 months and 6 months. Mean diastolic blood pressure at 24 hrs was reduced more with telmisartan compared to azilsartan which is significant. Hypotension related adverse effects occurred in 3% of the patients in azilsartan group while it occurred in 8% of them in telmisartan group. Conclusion: Azilsartan is an effective blood pressure lowering drug with its safety and efficacy comparable to that of telmisartan.

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[Lenka D.N. and Routray S.N. (2019); EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF AZILSARTAN COMPARED WITH TELMISARTAN IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 7 (Jul). 143-149] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

DR SATYANARAYAN ROUTRAY
PROFESSOR, CARDIOLOGY. S C B MEDICAL COLLEGE ,CUTTACK,ODISHA. INDIA

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/9337      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/9337

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