Aliskiren, brand name Tekturna®, is a relatively new agent used to lower blood pressure and does so by directly inhibiting renin, a hormone in the body that is part of a multi-step process with the end result of increasing blood pressure. If you block renin, you block one component of this process and therefore lower
About Miki Finnin, Pharm. D., BCPS, CGP
Dr. Finnin is a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist and Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, licensed in Oklahoma and Minnesota, and the founder and owner of Medication Advisors.
- Web
- More Posts (34)
|
|
