Aliskiren
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Aliskiren
Brand names: Tekturna®
- Drug Forms:
- Aliskiren tablets (below)
- Aliskiren Hemifumarate Oral tablet
- Espa�ol:
- Aliskiren Hemifumarato, Tableta oral
Aliskiren tablets
What are Aliskiren tablets?
What should I tell my health care provider before I take this medicine?
They need to know if you have any of these conditions:
• electrolyte imbalance (example: low or high level of potassium in the blood)
• if you are on a special diet, such as a low-salt diet (example: you use salt substitutes)
• heart diesase
• kidney disease
• liver disease
• previous history of swelling of the tongue, face, or lips with difficulty breathing, difficulty swallowing, hoarseness, or tightening of the throat
• an unusual or allergic reaction to Aliskiren, other medicines, foods, dyes, or preservatives
• pregnant or trying to get pregnant
• breast-feeding
How should this medicine be used?
Contact your pediatrician or health care professional regarding the use of this medicine in children. Special care may be needed.
What drug(s) may interact with Aliskiren?
• dietary salt substitutes (these may contain potassium)
• ketoconazole
• medicines to treat high blood pressure, including diuretics
• potassium supplements
Tell your prescriber or health care professional about all other medicines you are taking, including non-prescription medicines, nutritional supplements, or herbal products. Also tell your prescriber or health care professional if you are a frequent user of drinks with caffeine or alcohol, if you smoke, or if you use illegal drugs. These may affect the way your medicine works. Check with your health care professional before stopping or starting any of your medicines.
What should I watch for while taking Aliskiren?
Check with your prescriber or health care professional if you get severe diarrhea, nausea and vomiting, or if you sweat a lot. The loss of body fluid can make it dangerous to take this medicine.
You may get dizzy. Do not drive, use machinery, or do anything that needs mental alertness until you know how this medicine affects you. To avoid dizzy or fainting spells, do not stand or sit up quickly, especially if you are an older person. Alcohol can make you more dizzy. Avoid alcoholic drinks.
Avoid salt substitutes or other foods or substances high in potassium salts, unless otherwise directed by your doctor.
Women should inform their doctor if they wish to become pregnant or think they might be pregnant. There is a potential for serious side effects to an unborn child. Talk to your health care professional or pharmacist for more information.
What side effects may I notice from receiving Aliskiren?
Side effects that you should report to your prescriber or health care professional as soon as possible:
• fast or uneven heart beat, palpitations, or chest pain
• dizziness, lightheadedness or fainting spells
• headache
• low blood pressure
• numbness or tingling in your fingers or toes
• severe diarrhea
• swelling of the tongue, face, or lips with difficulty breathing, difficulty swallowing, hoarseness, or tightening of the throat
Side effects that usually do not require medical attention (report to your prescriber or health care professional if they continue or are bothersome):
• cough
• mild diarrhea
Where can I keep my medicine?
Keep out of the reach of children in a container that small children cannot open.
Store at room temperature between 15 and 30 degrees C (59 and 86 degrees F). Throw away any unused medicine after the expiration date.
Important Disclaimer: The drug information provided here is for educational purposes only. It is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the diagnosis, treatment and advice of a medical professional. This drug information does not cover all possible uses, precautions, side effects and interactions. It should not be construed to indicate that this or any drug is safe for you. Consult your medical professional for guidance before using any prescription or over the counter drugs.
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aliskiren
A drug used to treat essential hypertension. It works by blocking the action of renin, an enzyme that promotes the formation of the hormone angiotensin, which raises blood pressure. Aliskiren is available as tablets on prescription only.
Side effects:
include diarrhoea.
Precautions:
aliskiren should not be taken by women who are pregnant or breastfeeding. It should be used with caution in people with kidney disease.
Interactions with other drugs:
Ciclosporin: increases the plasma concentration of aliskiren and should not be taken with it.
Proprietary preparation:
Rasilez.
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Aliskiren
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| Systematic (IUPAC) name | |
| (2S,4S,5S,7S)-5-amino-N-(2-carbamoyl-2,2-dimethylethyl)-4-hydroxy-7-{[4-methoxy-3-(3-methoxypropoxy)phenyl]methyl}-8-methyl-2-(propan-2-yl)nonanamide | |
| Clinical data | |
| AHFS/Drugs.com | monograph |
| MedlinePlus | a607039 |
| Licence data | EMA:Link, US FDA:link |
| Pregnancy cat. | C in first trimester D in second and third trimesters |
| Legal status | POM (UK) ℞-only (US) |
| Routes | PO (oral) |
| Pharmacokinetic data | |
| Bioavailability | Low (approximately 2.5%) |
| Metabolism | Hepatic, CYP3A4-mediated |
| Half-life | 24 hours |
| Excretion | Renal |
| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | 173334-57-1  |
| ATC code | C09XA02 C09XA52 (with HCT) |
| PubChem | CID 5493444 |
| DrugBank | DB01258 |
| ChemSpider | 4591452  |
| UNII | 502FWN4Q32 |
| KEGG | D03208 |
| ChEBI | CHEBI:601027 |
| ChEMBL | CHEMBL1639 |
| Chemical data | |
| Formula | C30H53N3O6 |
| Mol. mass | 551.758 g/mol |
| SMILES | eMolecules & PubChem |
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Aliskiren (INN) (trade names Tekturna, U.S.; Rasilez, U.K. and elsewhere) is the first in a class of drugs called direct renin inhibitors. Its current licensed indication is essential (primary) hypertension.
Aliskiren was co-developed by the Swiss pharmaceutical companies Novartis and Speedel.[1][2] It was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2007 for the treatment of primary hypertension.[3]
In December 2011, Novartis had to halt a clinical trial of the drug after discovering increased incidence of non-fatal stroke, renal complications, hyperkalemia and hypotension in patients with diabetes and renal impairment.[4]
The following recommendations are being added to the drug labels for aliskiren-containing products as of 4/20/12:
I) A new contraindication against the use of aliskiren with ARBs or ACEIs in patients with diabetes because of the risk of renal impairment, hypotension, and hyperkalemia. II) A warning to avoid use of aliskiren with ARBs or ACEIs in patients with moderate to severe renal impairment (i.e., where glomerular filtration rate [GFR] < 60 mL/min).
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Mechanism of action
Renin is the first enzyme in the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system which plays a role in blood pressure control. Renin cleaves angiotensinogen to angiotensin I, which is in turn converted by angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) to angiotensin II. Angiotensin II has both direct and indirect effects on blood pressure. It directly causes arterial smooth muscle to contract, leading to vasoconstriction and increased blood pressure. Angiotensin II also stimulates the production of aldosterone from the adrenal cortex, which causes the tubules of the kidneys to increase reabsorption of sodium, with water following thereby increasing plasma volume and blood pressure. Aliskiren binds to the S3bp binding pocket of renin, essential for its activity.[5] Binding to this pocket prevents the conversion of angiotensinogen to angiotensin I. Aliskiren is also available as combination therapy with hydrochlorothiazide.[6]
Rationale for design
Many drugs control blood pressure by interfering with angiotensin or aldosterone. However, when these drugs are used chronically, the body increases renin production, which drives blood pressure up again. Therefore, doctors have been looking for a drug to inhibit renin directly. Aliskiren is the first drug to do so.[7][8]
Aliskiren may have renoprotective effects that are independent of its blood pressure−lowering effect in patients with hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and nephropathy who are receiving the recommended renoprotective treatment. According to the AVOID study, researchers found that treatment with 300 mg of aliskiren daily, as compared with placebo, reduced the mean urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio by 20% (95% confidence interval, 9 to 30; P<0.001), with a reduction of 50% or more in 24.7% of the patients who received aliskiren as compared with 12.5% of those who received placebo (P<0.001). Furthermore, the AVOID trial shows that treatment with 300 mg of aliskiren daily reduces albuminuria in patients with hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and proteinuria who are receiving the recommended maximal renoprotective treatment with losartan and optimal antihypertensive therapy. Therefore, direct renin inhibition will have a critical role in strategic renoprotective pharmacotherapy, in conjunction with dual blockade of the renin−angiotensin−aldosterone system with the use of ACE inhibitors and angiotensin II–receptor blockers, very high doses of angiotensin II−receptor blockers, and aldosterone blockade.[9]
Adverse effects
- Angioedema
- Hyperkalemia (particularly when used with ACE inhibitors in diabetic patients)
- Hypotension (particularly in volume-depleted patients)
- Diarrhea and other GI symptoms
- Headache
- Dizziness
- Cough
- Rash
- Elevated uric acid, gout, and renal stones
- Rarely: allergic swelling of the face, lips or tongue and difficulty breathing
Contraindications
- Pregnancy: other drugs such as ACE inhibitors, also acting on the renin-angiotensin system have been associated with fetal malformations and neonatal death[10]
- Breast feeding: during animal studies, the drug has been found present in milk.[10]
Aliskiren has not yet been evaluated in patients with significantly impaired renal function.
Drug interactions
Aliskiren is a minor substrate of CYP3A4 and, more important, P-glycoprotein:
- Reduces furosemide blood concentration.
- Atorvastatin may increase blood concentration, however no dose adjustment needed.
- Possible interaction with ciclosporin (the concomitant use of ciclosporin and aliskiren is contraindicated).
- Caution should be exercised when aliskiren is administered with ketoconazole or other moderate P-gp inhibitors (itraconazole, clarithromycin, telithromycin, erythromycin, amiodarone).
- Doctors should stop prescribing aliskiren-containing medicines to patients with diabetes (type 1 or type 2) or with moderate to severe kidney impairment who are also taking an ACE inhibitor or ARB, and should consider alternative antihypertensive treatment as necessary.[11]
References
- ^ Gradman A, Schmieder R, Lins R, Nussberger J, Chiang Y, Bedigian M (2005). "Aliskiren, a novel orally effective renin inhibitor, provides dose-dependent antihypertensive efficacy and placebo-like tolerability in hypertensive patients". Circulation 111 (8): 1012–8. doi:10.1161/01.CIR.0000156466.02908.ED. PMID 15723979.
- ^ Straessen JA, Li Y, and Richart T (2006). "Oral Renin Inhibitors". Lancet 368 (9545): 1449–56. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(06)69442-7. PMID 17055947. http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0140673606694427.
- ^ "First Hypertension Drug to Inhibit Kidney Enzyme Approved". CBC. 2007-03-06. http://www.cbc.ca/cp/HealthScout/070306/6030611AU.html. Retrieved 2007-03-14.[dead link]
- ^ Healthzone.ca: Blood-pressure drug reviewed amid dangerous side effects
- ^ "Chemistry & Biology : Structure-based drug design: the discovery of novel nonpeptide orally active inhibitors of human renin". ScienceDirect. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6VRP-40S0BHP-9&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=cd88f72d4f6d5568c07664397a92b584. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
- ^ Baldwin CM, Plosker GL.[1].doi: 10.2165/00003495-200969070-00004. Drugs 2009; 69(7):833-841.
- ^ Ingelfinger JR (June 2008). "Aliskiren and dual therapy in type 2 diabetes mellitus". N. Engl. J. Med. 358 (23): 2503–5. doi:10.1056/NEJMe0803375. PMID 18525047. http://content.nejm.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=short&pmid=18525047&promo=ONFLNS19.
- ^ PharmaXChange: Direct Renin Inhibitors as Antihypertensive Drugs
- ^ Parving HH, Persson F, Lewis JB, Lewis EJ, Hollenberg NK. "Aliskiren Combined with Losartan in Type 2 Diabetes and Nephropathy," N Engl J Med 2008;358:2433-46.
- ^ a b Drugs.com: Tekturna
- ^ European Medicines Agency recommends new contraindications and warnings for aliskiren-containing medicines
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