Tag: medicine

Takeda Unveils New Drug For Hypertension

June 4, 2012

JAPAN –  Takeda Pharmaceutical has launched its latest treatment for hypertension called Azilva, which is to be orally taken once-daily. Discovered by Takeda, azilsartan is an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) that lowers blood pressure by blocking the action of […]

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Qnexa awaits FDA green light

March 31, 2012

If the odds be ever in their favour, Qnexa could be the first new obesity drug to receive Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in 13 years. The last was Xenical that hit the market in 1999. Last February, a […]

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