Efficacy of amlodipine/olmesartan ± hydrochlorothiazide in patients uncontrolled on prior calcium channel blocker or angiotensin II receptor blocker monotherapy.
Background: While monotherapy is often recommended as initial treatment, most patients require dose escalation and add-on agents to achieve their blood pressure (BP) goal. This secondary analysis evaluated the efficacy and safety of initiating patients on a regimen of fixed-dose amlodipine (AML)/olmesartan medoxomil (OM) ± hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) who were uncontrolled on prior monotherapy with a calcium channel blocker (CCB) or angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB).
Methods: Patients uncontrolled on prior monotherapy with CCB or ARB therapy were initiated on AML/OM 5/20 mg and up-titrated every 4 weeks to AML/OM 5/40 mg, AML/OM 10/40 mg, AML/OM 10/40 + HCTZ 12.5 mg, and AML/OM 10/40 + HCTZ 25 mg. Patients were up-titrated to a higher AML/OM dose if mean seated cuff BP (SeBP) was ≥120/70 mmHg, and up-titrated to any HCTZ dose if mean SeBP was ≥125/75 mmHg. The primary efficacy endpoint was the cumulative proportion of patients achieving a seated cuff systolic BP (SeSBP) goal of <140 mmHg (<130 mmHg for patients with diabetes) after 12 weeks. Secondary endpoints included mean change from baseline in SeBP and ambulatory BP, ambulatory BP target achievement, and safety.
Results: For the prior CCB (n = 118; baseline SeBP: 153.4/91.5 mmHg) and ARB (n = 237; 154.6/92.6 mmHg) groups, SeSBP goal achievement after 12 weeks was 72.7% and 76.9%, respectively. Mean changes (± SE) from baseline in SeBP were dose proportional for prior CCB and ARB patients, ranging from -9.9 (± 1.25)/-5.8 (± 0.83) mmHg and -13.9 (± 0.79)/-7.6 (± 0.47) mmHg at the AML/OM 5/20 mg dose, respectively, to -21.8 (± 1.68)/-11.6 (±.12) mmHg and -26.2 (± 1.31)/-15.0 (± 0.86) mmHg at the AML/OM 10/40 mg + HCTZ 25 mg dose (P < 0.0001 for all).
Conclusions: An AML/OM-based titration regimen was efficacious in achieving BP goal in patients uncontrolled on prior monotherapy with a CCB or ARB.