Population controlling agents classes

Posey et al., 2008) with these agents have been generally consistent with results for risperidone and suggest that the therapeutic benefits of risperidone are likely shared by other drugs in this class. Placebo-controlled trials in ASD patient populations are in progress for olanzapine, sertraline, and aripiprazole (clinicaltrials.gov). 

Compared with other classes of antihypertensive agents, there is a greater frequency of achieving blood pressure control with Ca channel blockers as monotherapy in elderly subjects and in African Americans, population groups in which the low renin status is more prevalent. Ca " channel blockers are effective in lowering blood pressure and decreasing cardiovascular events in the elderly with isolated systolic hypertension. Indeed, these drugs may be a preferred treatment in these patients. 

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