Information from the manufacturers of Altace about prescribing, patient resources, research summaries.

"Since seasonal allergic rhinitis symptoms are largely mediated through histamine H1-receptors, H1-receptor antagonists such as Allegra have become the therapy of choice for people suffering from seasonal allergic rhinitis, " said Peter H. Howarth, DM, of the Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology Division at Southampton General Hospital in Southampton, United Kingdom.

May 12, 1999: Preliminary findings of a Hamilton-led international study reveal that if Kin Pharmaceuticals' Altace (ramipril) is used widely in appropriate patients it could produce a reduction in premature deaths, heart attacks and strokes.