Patients and Methods: After a 2-week placebo washout period, 326 patients with essential hypertension were randomised to receive amlodipine 5mg once daily or candesartan cilexetil 8mg once daily ...

Add-on therapy: may be used if not controlled on monotherapy; if dose-limiting adverse reactions with amlodipine 10mg, switch to 40/5mg tab. Replacement therapy: may be substituted for the ...