Valsartan: a review of its pharmacology and therapeutic use in essential hypertension

A Markham, KL Goa - Drugs, 1997 - Springer
Synopsis Valsartan competitively and selectively inhibits the actions of angiotensin II at the
AT 1 receptor subtype which is responsible for most of the known effects of angiotensin II. In …

Valsartan, a new angiotensin II antagonist for the treatment of essential hypertension: efficacy and safety compared with placebo and enalapril

NJ Holwerda, R Fogari, P Angeli… - Journal of …, 1996 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To compare the antihypertensive efficacy and systemic tolerability of valsartan, a
new angiotensin II receptor antagonist, with placebo and with an angiotensin converting …

Valsartan, a new angiotensin II antagonist for the treatment of essential hypertension: efficacy, tolerability and safety compared to an angiotensin-converting enzyme …

HR Black, A Graff, D Shute, R Stoltz, D Ruff… - Journal of Human …, 1997 - nature.com
Objective: To compare the efficacy, safety and tolerability of valsartan to an angiotensin-
converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, lisinopril, and placebo in patients with mild-to-moderate …

A comparison of the angiotensin II antagonists valsartan and losartan in the treatment of essential hypertension

T Hedner, S Oparil, K Rasmussen… - American journal of …, 1999 - academic.oup.com
We compared the angiotensin II receptor antagonist valsartan to losartan as an
antihypertensive agent in an 8-week trial. Adults with uncomplicated essential hypertension …

Absolute bioavailability and pharmacokinetics of valsartan, an angiotensin II receptor antagonist, in man

G Flesch, PH Müller, P Lloyd - European journal of clinical pharmacology, 1997 - Springer
Objective: The pharmacokinetics of orally and intravenously administered valsartan were
determined in two studies. In a first pilot study, three iv doses of valsartan were given in an …

The efficacy and safety of valsartan compared with placebo in the treatment of patients with essential hypertension

S Oparil, S Dyke, F Harris, J Kief, D James, A Hester… - Clinical …, 1996 - Elsevier
A multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-masked, parallel-group study was
performed to compare the efficacy and safety of valsartan 20, 80, 160, and 320 mg with …

Valsartan, a new angiotensin II antagonist for the treatment of essential hypertension: a comparative study of the efficacy and safety against amlodipine

L Corea, O Cardoni, R Fogari… - Clinical …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To compare the antihypertensive efficacy of a new angiotensin II antagonist,
valsartan, with a reference therapy, amlodipine. Methods One hundred sixty‐eight adult …

Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic effects of the angiotensin II antagonist valsartan at steady state in healthy, normotensive subjects

P Müller, G Flesch, M De Gasparo, M Gasparini… - European journal of …, 1997 - Springer
Objective: Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamic effects and tolerability of 200 mg valsartan,
once-daily for 8 days, were investigated in 16 healthy, normotensive volunteers on a normal …

Safety and tolerability of losartan potassium, an angiotensin II receptor antagonist, compared with hydrochlorothiazide, atenolol, felodipne ER, and angiotensin …

AI Goldberg, MC Dunlay, CS Sweet - The American journal of cardiology, 1995 - Elsevier
This report presents data on the safely and tolerabilify of losartan potassium (losartan), a
selective antagonist of the angiotensin II AT-1 receptor, in approximately 2,900 hypertensive …

Angiotensin II receptor blockade with single doses of valsartan in healthy, normotensive subjects

P Müller, T Cohen, M De Gasparo, A Sioufi… - European journal of …, 1994 - Springer
Abstract Valsartan (CGP 48933), a specific blocker of the angiotensin II (Ang II) receptor
subtype 1 (AT 1 receptor) was administered in single, oral doses of 40 mg and 80 mg to six …