The blood pressure drug Micardis was as effective in preventing serious heart problems in high-risk patients as certain older drugs, but with fewer side effects, international researchers said on ...

A six-year study pitting the newer blood pressure drug Micardis with the ACE inhibitor ramipril found Micardis was just as effective in preventing serious heart problems as the older drug, but ...

Micardis has possible side effects of its own, including upper respiratory infection, back pain, sinusitis and diarrhea. The drug shouldn't be used by pregnant women, Boehringer said. More information ...

Boehringer Ingelheim’s blood pressure drug Micardis outperformed other leading angiotensin II receptor blockers in a ‘smoothness index’ study reported at the European Society of Hypertension annual ...