Tekturna works better in older patients: Novartis

ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis AG’s Tekturna reduced blood pressure in patients aged 65 and over by significantly more than the older drug ramipril, the Swiss drugmaker said on Tuesday.

Data showed that Tekturna — known as Rasilez in Europe — gave an additional reduction in systolic blood pressure of 2.3 millimeters of mercury (mmHG) compared with ramipril after 12 weeks of treatment, Novartis said in a statement.

Ramipril, a so-called ACE inhibitor which is marketed in the United States as Altace by King Pharmaceuticals Inc, acts on a compound called angiotensin to regulate blood pressure.

The data, from a trial called AGELESS, was presented at an American Heart Association meeting.

(Reporting by Sam Cage; Editing by Greg Mahlich)

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