Are HTN regimen side effects a concern?
Consider a turn
to TEKTURNA.
How TEKTURNA works
TEKTURNA is a direct renin inhibitor. Direct renin inhibition with TEKTURNA works at the first and rate-limiting step of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS), limiting the formation of angiotensin I.4,5
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