Table 1 Antihypertensive drugs
Category | Generic name | Trade name | No. of cases of monothrapy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | Before PS matching | After PS matching |
ARBs | ||||
| Â | candesartan cilexetil | Blopress | 289 | 200 |
losartan potassium | Nu-lotan | 154 | 87 | |
olmesartan medoxomil | Olmetec | 177 | 113 | |
telmisartan | Micardis | 141 | 91 | |
valsartan | Diovan | 161 | 110 | |
CCBs | ||||
| Â | amlodipine besilate | Norvasc, Amlodin | 355 | 277 |
| Â | azelnidipine | Calblock | 46 | 38 |
| Â | benidipine hydrochloride | Coniel | 82 | 66 |
| Â | cilnidipine | Atelec, Cinalong | 41 | 36 |
| Â | manidipine hydrochloride | Calslot | 25 | 21 |
| Â | nicardipine hydrochloride | Perdipine | 17 | 13 |
| Â | nifedipine | Adalat, Herlat, Sepamit | 133 | 110 |
| Â | nilvadipine | Nivadil | 30 | 24 |
| Â | others (barnidipine hydrochloride, efonidipine hydrochloride ethanolate, felodipine, nitrendipine and nisoldipine) | Hypoca, Landel, Munobal, Baylotensin, Baymycard | 22 | 16 |