'Silent killer': A new kind of blood pressure medication was just approved by the FDA
- Posted on May 19, 2026
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'Silent killer': A new kind of blood pressure medication was just approved by the FDA
A new blood pressure medication has been approved in the U.S., but this one isn’t quite like others that help treat hypertension. Baxfendy, from pharmaceutical maker AstraZeneca, is the “first and only” FDA-approved medication in the U.S. for adults that directly targets a hormone that increases blood pressure, a release said. According to the drugmaker, the potent aldosterone synthase inhibitor (ASI) is “designed to lower blood pressure in a...
