Long-Term Tolerability and Efficacy of Single-Pill Combinations of Telmisartan 40–80 mg Plus Amlodipine 5 or 10 mg in Patients Whose Blood Pressure Was Not Initially Controlled by Amlodipine 5–10 mg: Open-Label Long-Term Follow-Ups of the TEAMSTA-5 and TEAMSTA-10 Studies

摘要

BackgroundTwo 8-week, randomized, double-blind, controlled studies previously evaluated the efficacy and tolerability of single-pill combinations of telmisartan 40–80 mg/amlodipine 5–10 mg (T40–80/A5–10) in patients with hypertension not at diastolic blood pressure (DBP) goal (DBP <90 mm Hg) after 6 weeks of amlodipine 5 mg monotherapy (A5) (TEAMSTA-5) or amlodipine 10 mg monotherapy (A10) (TEAMSTA-10). The long-term (≥6 months) tolerability and efficacy of single-pill combinations of T40–T80/A5–A10 have now been evaluated in 2 open-label studies in patients who had successfully completed either TEAMSTA-5 or TEAMSTA-10 (TEAMSTA-5 and TEAMSTA-10 Follow-Ups).