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USE IN PREGNANCY: When used in pregnancy, drugs that act directly on the renin-angiotensin system can cause injury and even death to the developing fetus. When pregnancy is detected, valsartan or DIOVAN HCT should be discontinued as soon as possible. Valsartan and DIOVAN HCT are contraindicated in patients who are hypersensitive to any component of these products. Because of the thiazide component, DIOVAN HCT is contraindicated in patients with anuria or hypersensitivity to sulfonamidederived drugs. Volume- and or salt-depletion should be corrected in patients prior to administering valsartan or DIOVAN HCT or symptomatic hypotension may occur. Care should be exercised with dosing of valsartan in patients with severe renal impairment. As a consequence of inhibiting the renin-angiotensin system, changes in renal function may be observed in susceptible individuals eg, patients with renal artery stenosis or severe heart failure ; . Important considerations due to the hydrochlorothiazide component: Thiazide diuretics should be used with caution in patients with impaired hepatic function or progressive liver disease. Lithium generally should not be given with thiazides. Thiazides have been reported to cause exacerbation or activation of systemic lupus erythematosus. Patients taking DIOVAN HCT should be observed for clinical signs of fluid or electrolyte imbalance. Valsartan and DIOVAN HCT are indicated for the treatment of hypertension. DIOVAN HCT is for patients who need even more than valsartan or HCTZ alone and is not indicated for initial therapy. Please see brief summary of full Prescribing Information on adjacent pages.
With the black box warning for pregnancy, it should not be used for pregnant women and discontinued in women who are thinking about getting pregnant. It also has a contraindication in volume-depleted patients and volume depletion should be corrected prior to initiating therapy. Cozaar is one of the most widely used angiotensin II receptor blockers. It has been on the Medicaid formulary for two years. It is indicated for hypertension, but it also has unique indications for stroke prevention and kidney protection in type II diabetics. Derek Terada: An associate director with Boehringer Ingelheim, Mr. Terada discussed Telmisartan Micardis ; . In clinical trials, as well as community practice trials, Micardis' efficacy has shown to be sustained over the full 24-hour dosing period. The INNOVATION trial evaluated whether two doses of Telmisartan, 40- or 80-milligrams once daily, could delay the progression of insipient nephropathy to overt nephropathy versus placebo. The trial included 527 hypertensive and normal-tensive Japanese patients treated for a year with all three drugs. The primary endpoint was how many patients converted from insipient to overt nephropathy. The results indicated that half of the patients in the placebo group transitioned over to overt nephropathy in a year. Telmisartan, 40-milligrams, cut the risk by 55% and only 22.6% of those patients transitioned. Telmisartan, 80-milligrams, cut the risk by 66% and only 16.7% of those patients transitioned. The secondary endpoint was how many patients regressed to normal albuminuria when they started off with microalbuminuria. Both doses of Telmisartan were effective, but the higher dose was much more effective in regression rates. On Telmisartan, 40milligrams, 12% of the patients regressed whereas on Telmisartan, 80-milligrams, 21% of the patients regressed. The study concluded that at least two doses of Telmisartan could effectively delay the progression from insipient to overt nephropathy. At this point, Telmisartan is only indicated for hypertension. Telmisartan is on 95% of the PDLs nationally. Dr. Sater gave the First Health presentation on Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers. There are seven available products. All products are FDA indicated for hypertension, although there are a wide variety of other indications and most of the drugs in this class are used for most indications. They have similar pharmacokinetic profiles and clinical efficacy. All drugs in this class are available in combination with hydrochlorothiazide. No drug in this class is available generically. In January, there were 702 claims: 28% for Diovan, 18% for Cozaar, 16% for Diovxn with hydrochlorothiazide, 8% for Benicar, 8% for Micardis, 7% for Hyzaar, and 5% for Benicar with hydrochlorothiazide. The rest of the drugs had less than 3% of the market share. Currently Diovan, Doovan with hydrochlorothiazide, Cozaar, Hyzaar, Benicar, Benicar HCT, Micardis, and Micardis HCT are preferred. Previously, the committee discussed clinical issues with Benicar and Cozaar and the importance of having more than one agent from this class on the PDL. The motion to declare a class effect carried with four opposed. The Alaska Heart Institute provider poll yielded the same recommendations as last year. Primarily they use Diovann due to the bulk of clinical trial data, but they also use Benicar and Tevitan. Mr. Campana noted that letters had been received from several providers supporting Benicar, Avapro, and the ACE combinations. The committee discussed the definition of class effect. Dr. Maciejewski noted that some ARB medications tried to obtain indications for certain things, but did not meet the criteria. Some of the drugs have unique, but difficult to explain, adverse reactions or intolerances. We probably cannot say this is a class effect, but there should be limited choices. The committee discussed which indications they should consider. Dr. Hunt said it would be easy to declare a class effect if they were only talking about hypertension. Dr. Maciejewski felt they needed to consider the other indications. Dr. Carlson felt and atacand. Where Nt is the number of Hg or cells at the end of the incubation period and N0 is the number of Hgr or Hgs cells at the beginning of the incubation period. Values of n are an approximation as the calculation does not take cell death during the incubation period into account. The average relative fitness of Hgr populations, wHg r , on whole membrane filters was therefore.

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Acetylsalicylic acid 3g day ; and non-selective NSAIDs ; , attenuation of the antihypertensive effect may occur. As with ACE inhibitors, concomitant use of Angiotensin II antagonists and NSAIDs may lead to an increased risk of worsening of renal function, including possible acute renal failure, and an increase in serum potassium, especially in patients with poor pre-existing renal function. The combination should be administered with caution, especially in the elderly. Patients should be adequately hydrated and consideration should be given to monitoring renal function after initiation of concomitant therapy, and periodically thereafter. Reversible increases in serum lithium concentrations and toxicity have been reported during concomitant administration of lithium with angiotensin converting enzyme ACE ; inhibitors. Very rare cases have also been reported with angiotensin II receptor antagonists. Coadministration of lithium and valsartan should be undertaken with caution. If this combination proves essential, serum lithium level monitoring is recommended during concomitant use. 4.6 PREGNANCY AND LACTATION Due to the mechanism of action of angiotensin II antagonists, a risk factor for the fetus cannot be excluded. In utero exposure to ACE inhibitors a specific class of drugs acting on the RAAS ; during the second and third trimesters has been reported to cause injury and death to the developing fetus. There have been reports of spontaneous abortion, oligohydramnios and newborn renal dysfunction, when pregnant women have inadvertently taken valsartan. As for any drug that also acts directly on the RAAS, Diovan should not be used during pregnancy see section 4.3 "Contraindications" ; or in women planning to become preganant. Healthcare professionals prescribing Diovan should counsel women of child-bearing potential about the potential risk of this product during pregnancy. If pregnancy is detected during therapy, Diovan should be discontinued as soon as possible. It is not known whether valsartan is excreted in human milk. Valsartan was excreted in the milk of lactating rats. Thus, it is not advisable to use Diovan in lactating mothers. 4.7 EFFECTS ON ABILITY TO DRIVE AND USE MACHINES There are no data to suggest that Diovan affects the ability to drive or use machines. When driving vehicles or operating machines, it should be recognised that occasionally dizziness or weariness may occur during treatment with any antihypertensive agent. UNDESIRABLE EFFECTS In clinical trials in hypertensive patients, adverse experiences have been mild and transient in nature. The incidence of AEs showed no association with gender, age or race. The following table of AEs is based on 10 placebo-controlled clinical trials in patients with hypertension N 2316 ; and on post-marketing reports. All AEs with an incidence of 1% or more in the Diovan treatment group in placebo-controlled clinical studies are included in Table 1. The table also includes non-fatal serious adverse events SAEs ; with suspected study drug relationship reported with an incidence of 0.1% in a clinical study in patients with postmyocardial infarction N 14, 703 ; . Frequencies are defined as: very common 1 10 common 1 100, 1 uncommon 1 1000, 1 rare 1 10 000, 1 1000 very rare 1 10 000 ; . Viral infections Upper respiratory tract infection, pharyngitis, sinusitis Very rare: Rhinitis Blood and lymphatic system disorders Common Neutropenia Very rare: Thrombocytopenia Infections and infestations Common: Uncommon. 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Similarly, patent protection for Trileptal's active ingredient has expired in the US and other major countries. In 2006, this product accounted for 9 million in sales in the US, or 1.5% of the net sales from continuing operations 3.8% of the sales from continuing operations in US ; . the ordinary course of its business, we like other major research-based pharmaceutical companies ; defend our intellectual property against challenges by generic drug manufacturers. Patent infringement actions have been initiated for a number of our Pharmaceutical Division's products, including Neoral, Lotrel, Trileptal, Femara, Visudyne, Exelon and Famvir. Loss of exclusivity and the introduction of a generic version of the same medicine typically results in a significant and sharp reduction in net sales for the relevant product, given that generic manufacturers typically offer their versions of the same medicine at sharply lower prices. Some products that are still among our top-20 selling products have already encountered generic competition in some markets, such as Lamisil, Neoral, Sandostatin SC and Voltaren. In addition, some of our products do, or may in the future, face intense competition in the form of new branded products with potentially better safety efficacy profiles or from generic versions of competing branded drugs indicated for treating the same diseases or indications. Although we have been rated by industry experts as having one of the lowest rates of net sales at risk to potential generic competition, a number of leading products could potentially face generic competition in the coming five to ten years in various markets, particularly the US and Europe. These include our top-selling products: the anti-hypertension drugs Diovan and Lotrel as well as the oncology drugs Gleevec Glivec and Zometa. Importance of Research & Development and the ability to obtain approvals for New Products Our ability to continue to grow our business and to replace any lost sales due to the loss of exclusivity for our products in the future depends upon the ability of our R&D activities to identify and develop high-potential breakthrough products and to bring them to market. Given that the development and regulatory approval for a new pharmaceutical product frequently takes more than 10 years and can involve costs of over billion, the need for efficient and productive R&D activities is critical to our continued business success. Competition in the development of new pharmaceuticals is intense since other pharmaceutical companies are also searching for efficacious and cost-efficient medicines. The sharply rising resource requirements to access the full range of new technologies, particularly following the decoding of the human genome, has been one reason for industry consolidation as well as for the increase in collaborations between major pharmaceuticals companies and specialized niche players at the forefront of their particular field. The quality of our current Pharmaceuticals Division development pipeline reflects investments made in our own R&D activities, in many cases more than ten years ago, as well as recent acquisitions and licensing collaborations. We have consistently had one of the highest R&D investment rates in the industry as a percentage of net sales, reflecting our commitment to bring innovative and differentiated products to the market with novel therapeutic benefits. Up to one-third of annual Pharmaceuticals Division R&D expenditures are used to reach licensing agreements with other companies, particularly specialized biotechnology companies, to co-develop promising pharmaceutical compounds. These co-development and alliance agreements are intended to allow us to capitalize on the potential of these compounds and to expand our development pipeline. We have entered into more than 100 alliances during 2005 and 2006 to complement internal R&D activities.

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