Safety and Efficacy of Aliskiren + Hydrochlorothiazide (± Amlodipine 5 mg) in Patients With Moderate Hypertension

4 weeks treatment with candesartan 32 mg (two 16 mg tablets) plus hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg (two 12.5 mg tablets) taken orally with water in the morning between 7 and 10 am.

Patients with uncontrolled mean sitting diastolic blood pressure (msDBP ≥ 90 mm Hg) at the end of Phase 1 were treated for 4 weeks with aliskiren 300 mg plus hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg in a single tablet taken orally with water in the morning between 7 and 10 am.

The first 60 patients with uncontrolled mean sitting systolic or diastolic blood pressure (msDBP ≥ 90 mm Hg and/or msSBP ≥ 140 mm Hg) at the end of Phase 2 were offered 4 weeks treatment with aliskiren 300 mg plus HCTZ 25 mg in a single tablet plus an amlodipine 5 mg tablet taken orally with water in the morning between 7 and 10 am.