Bayer launches innovative hypertension products

Published: 1-May-2003


Bayer has launched an innovate hypertension drug under the trade name Kinzalmono (telmisartan). The active substance will also be available together with a diuretic in a combination product called Kinzalkomb. Telmisartan is an angiotensin II receptor blocker, and clinical trials have shown that once-daily administration gives a powerful blood pressure-lowering effect over a 24-hour period.

Bayer will market the product initially in Germany, with further launches in the Netherlands, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden and Finland to follow in the coming weeks. The products will be launched in Norway and Belgium in the autumn of 2003.

Dr Christa Kreuzburg, head of Europe in Bayer HealthCare's pharmaceuticals division, said: 'Kinzalmono and Kinzalkomb are excellent additions to our comprehensive range of cardiovascular risk management products.'

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