Darusentan

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In medicine, darusentan is a medication for treating hypertension that is a selective endothelin type A antagonist. It is a vasodilator.[1]

Drug toxicity

Fluid retention is the most common drug toxicity.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Weber MA et al. (2009) A selective endothelin-receptor antagonist to reduce blood pressure in patients with treatment-resistant hypertension: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61500-2