MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'amlodipine'. Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:29:56 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2381352&cid=t_238392_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FBvtZH9occb4%2F We already have a 2-in-1 high blood pressure/high cholesterol drug on the market, called Caduet, but now the FDA has approved a 3 in 1, called Exforge HCT. The new pill is a combination of a calcium channel blocker, angiotensin receptor blocker and diuretic - so-called water pills. Here is the press release issued by the manufacturer, Novartis: FDA approves Exforge HCT(R) - the Only High Blood Pressure Treatment to Combine Three Medications in a Single Pill EAST HANOVER, N.J., April 30 /PRNewswire/ — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Exforge HCT (amlodipine, valsartan, hydrochlorothiazide), the only blood pressure (BP) treatment to combine three medications in a single pill. Exforge HCT combines the number one prescribed calcium channel blocker, angiotensin rece... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2381352 Fri, 01 May 2009 09:00:26 +0100 2381352