Hypertension: FDA Approvals, Recalls, 510(k) Clearances and Side Effect Reports

What the US Food and Drug Administration has cleared, approved and recalled on this topic, and the side effects people report.

New drug approvals

3 new medicines approved (since 1 Jan 2023). Medicines with a new active ingredient that the FDA approved, whose label lists a use on this topic.

At the source
  • Baxfendy (baxdrostat)

    Approved for: BAXFENDY, in combination with other antihypertensive drugs, is indicated for the treatment of hypertension, to lower blood pressure in adults who are not adequately controlled on…

    NDA219878
  • Winrevair (sotatercept-csrk)

    Approved for: WINREVAIR™ is indicated for the treatment of adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH, Group 1 pulmonary hypertension) to improve exercise capacity and World Health Organi…

    BLA761363
  • Tryvio (aprocitentan)

    Approved for: TRYVIO, in combination with other antihypertensive drugs, is indicated for the treatment of hypertension, to lower blood pressure (BP) in adult patients who are not adequately con…

    NDA217686

Source: openFDA, Novel drug approvals (new molecular entities and new biologics), since 1 Jan 2023. Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

Drug recalls

31 recalls (since 1 Jan 2023). Recalls of medicines for this topic, newest first.

At the source

Source: openFDA, Drug recall enforcement reports, since 1 Jan 2023. Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

Device recalls

49 recalls (since 1 Jan 2023). Recalls of medical devices for this topic, newest first.

At the source

Source: openFDA, Medical device recalls, since 1 Jan 2023. Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

510(k) clearances

107 devices cleared (since 1 Jan 2023). Devices the FDA cleared to sell in the US, newest first.

At the source

Source: openFDA, Premarket notifications (510(k)) cleared, since 1 Jan 2023. Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

Side effects people report

156,023 side effect reports (reports received since 1 Jan 2023). The reactions named most often in reports about medicines used for this topic.

At the source
  1. 1Dyspnoea12,915 reports
  2. 2Headache11,793 reports
  3. 3Diarrhoea11,519 reports
  4. 4Nausea10,429 reports
  5. 5Fatigue9,715 reports
  6. 6Dizziness9,337 reports
  7. 7Cough8,673 reports
  8. 8Vomiting6,451 reports
  9. 9Hypotension6,286 reports
  10. 10Acute kidney injury5,372 reports

Anyone can send a report. A report does not prove that the medicine caused the reaction, and the counts do not show how often it happens.

Source: openFDA, FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS), reports by reaction, reports received since 1 Jan 2023. Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

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