Eligibility criteria
Condition
Hypertension, High Blood Pressure
Sex
Females and Males
Age
18-80 years
Inclusion criteria
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- Previously diagnosed, or newly diagnosed essential hypertension. Blood pressure must
be within a minimum and maximum range prior to drug treatment.
Exclusion criteria
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- Inability to discontinue all prior antihypertensive medications
- Heart failure
- History of stroke, myocardial infarction, or chest pain within 3 years, or an abnormal
heart rhythm
- Liver or kidney disease
- Certain drugs used to treat other conditions like an enlarged prostate gland, or
arthritis
- Allergy or reactions to certain medications used to treat high blood pressure
Other protocol-defined inclusion and exclusion criteria apply.