Tracleer (bosentan), the first ORAL drug approved for pulmonary arterial hypertension
February 2002
Actelion Pharmaceuticals is now promoting Tracleer (bosentan), the first ORAL drug approved for pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a rare but deadly disorder. It often leads to heart failure and death within 3 years.
Usual treatments include anticoagulants...calcium channel blockers...continuous IV infusions of Flolan (epoprostenol)...or surgery.
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