DAFIRO HCT

USDailyMed:Amlodipine and valsartan AU:D C09DB01(WHO) US:℞-onlyEU:Rx-only 1190398-97-0 11354874 13092186Y D09745Ywith HCTZ:D10286Y DTXSID10180185 Amlodipine/valsartan, sold under the brand nameExforgeamong others, is ablood pressure loweringcombination drug. It containsamlodipine, as the besilate, adihydropyridine-typecalcium channel blocker, andvalsartan, anangiotensin II receptor antagonist.This combination is usually well tolerated and effective for the reduction of blood pressure. The combination was approved for medical use in the European Union in January 2007,and in the United States in June 2007. The combination is also available withhydrochlorothiazide.It was approved for medical use in the United States in April 2009,and in the European Union in November 2009.The combination of amlodipine/valsartan with hydrochlorothiazide is on theWorld Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.