Monday, June 30, 2008

AstraZeneca Submits for New Dosage Strengths of Atacand Plus

June 30, 2008 - AstraZeneca today announced a European decentralized procedure (DCP) submission seeking approval for two new dose strengths of Atacand Plus, for those hypertensive patients not optimally controlled by monotherapy. The reference member state for the procedure is Sweden, and the submission incorporates data from three studies.

The new strengths of the fixed dose combination Atacand Plus, comprised of candesartan cilexetil and hydrochlorothiazide (HCT) in doses of 32/12.5mg or 32/25mg, will offer a second line hypertension indication for hypertensive patients who are not optimally controlled. The clinical studies in this submission show that Atacand Plus at these doses is more effective in reducing blood pressure than their monotherapy components taken alone. In addition, the fixed dose of Atacand Plus 32/25mg was more effective than 32/12.5mg in hypertensive patients who had inadequate blood pressure control with candesartan monotherapy.

The details can be read here.

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