Focus remains on preventing long-term complications
Dr. Amitabh Kulkarni, consultant nephrologist at Prime Hospital, has highlighted that the UAE becoming the first country globally to approve Baxfendy shows its commitment to evidence-based healthcare and innovative therapies.
He has bared that the approval demonstrates strong collaboration between healthcare authorities, hospitals, and the pharmaceutical industry to ensure patients gain early access to advanced therapies.
“It reinforces the UAE’s focus on preventive healthcare, chronic disease management, and improving long-term cardiovascular health within the community,” Kulkarni told Gulf News.
He has stressed that hypertension is often called a “silent killer” because patients may not experience symptoms until severe complications occur, including heart attack, stroke, kidney disease, or heart failure.
New therapies allow more personalised care
On the other hand, Dr. Jan Niclas Strickling, consultant cardiologist at Medcare, has pointed out that the UAE’s early approval of advanced therapies demonstrates its strong healthcare infrastructure and forward-thinking regulatory system.
Hypertension has remained one of the most important cardiovascular concerns in the region, particularly with rising cases of obesity, diabetes, and other lifestyle-related conditions.
UAE strengthening patient-centred healthcare
Meanwhile, Dr. Jimmy Joseph, internal medicine specialist at Aster Specialty Clinic, has underscored that the UAE’s approval of newer hypertension treatments further boosts the country’s role in healthcare innovation and patient-centred care.
Similarly, he has emphasised that expanding treatment options can help doctors better individualise therapy, especially for patients who continue to struggle with uncontrolled blood pressure.
Physicians typically assess several factors before recommending newer therapies, including blood pressure reduction, overall safety, tolerability, suitability for co-existing conditions, and long-term heart and kidney protection.
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