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Entresto Label: Strong Efficacy, Complex Dosing

 
• By Sue Sutter

PARADIGM-HF study shows 20% reduced risk of CV death and heart failure hospitalization compared to ACE inhibitor enalapril.

Labeling for Novartis AG's heart failure drug Entresto (sacubitril/valsartan) reflects strong efficacy and an emphasis on dose titration to reduce the risk of angioedema and hypotension.

Approval was based on the 8,442-patient PARADIGM-HF study, which compared the combination product to the ACE inhibitor enalapril in chronic...

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