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Evaluation of the Efficacy and Tolerability of Combination Therapy With Candesartan Cilexetil and Amlodipine Besilate Compared With Candesartan Cilexetil Monotherapy and Amlodipine Besilate Monotherapy in Japanese Patients With Mild-to-Moderate Essential Hypertension :A Multicenter,12-Week, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group Study
Blood pressure is reported to be insufficiently controlledin>50% of patients with hypertension. Guidelines for the management of hypertension recommend using drugs with different mechanisms of action when >1 agent is needed to achieve the blood pressure target. The combination of an angiotens inreceptor blocker and a calcium channel blockeris recommended asthe preferred antihypertensive medication combination, and candesartan cilexetil (CC) and amlodipine besilate (AML) are commonly used in Japan.
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