PARSIPPANY, NJ -- (MARKET WIRE) -- May 21, 2007 -- Combining the calcium channel blocker amlodipine besylate with the angiotensin receptor blocker olmesartan medoxomil, produced significant mean reductions in seated systolic and diastolic blood pressure in patients with hypertension, according to data presented at the American Society of Hypertension’s Twenty-Second Annual Scientific Meeting and Exposition (ASH 2007). The Phase III registration trial data was presented for the first time at today’s “late breaker” session at the ASH meeting in Chicago. Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. filed a New Drug Application (NDA) in November 2006 for a fixed-dose combination of the two antihypertensives. This investigational agent of amlodipine besylate/olmesartan medoxomil (AZOR™) is under regulatory review in the United States, including trade name review.
