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Article: FDA Approves New Beta Blocker to Treat High Blood Pressure.
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- December 18, 2007
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M2 PRESSWIRE-18 December 2007-US Food and Drug Administration: FDA Approves New Beta Blocker to Treat High Blood Pressure(C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Bystolic (nebivolol) for the treatment of high blood pressure.
Bystolic is a beta blocker, a well-established class of medications that reduces blood pressure by reducing the force with which the heart pumps. It is a new drug not previously approved in the United States.
Nearly one in three adults in the United States has high blood pressure, also called hypertension, which can increase the risks for stroke, heart ...