Diovan Works Well In Children to Lower Blood Pressure
It has been shown that the blood pressure drug Diovan, also known as valsartan, is able to safely lower blood pressure in children of ages 1-5. Blood pressure is also known as hypertension, and is very rare in children of this age; it is often caused by secondary causes or kidney disease. In a recent study, results were shown to be successful without causing any adverse effects in the children being tested.
The study, funded by Novartis Pharmaceuticals, involved 90 children whose hypertension was mostly down to kidney disease, where the average age of the children being tested was 3 years. The children were given different doses of Diovan, and some were prescribed placebos. All of the Diovan given to the children was well-tolerated, with a very low rate of side-effects and few differences in results between those given Diovan and those given placebos.
The study also showed that Diovan successfully lowered the blood pressure of the children tested by a significant amount. Amongst effects tested were effects on growth, gaining weight, and head circumference, all of which incurred no negative changes after the use of Diovan.