New antihypertensive targets difficult-to-treat patients
Drug is the first new IV antihypertensive treatment approved in 10 years.
Patients who are not managed properly on oral blood pressure medications have a new option available to them. It's Medicines Co.'s Cleviprex (clevidipine butyrate), the first new IV antihypertensive treatment approved in 10 years. According to the Parsippany, N.J., firm, the drug is metabolized in the blood and tissues, rather than in the kidney or liver, so it does not accumulate in the body. Moreover this latest-generation IV dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker works rapidly and can be titrated precisely for use in the acute care setting.
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Pharmacists Play Unique Role in Advancing Health Equity for Patients With Chronic Disease
December 7th 2023A new study, outlined in a poster at ASHP Midyear 2023, identified 3 key themes associated with the ways in which pharmacists are positioned to advance health equity for patients with chronic diseases.
