FDA Recommends Dropping Low Blood Pressure Drug – Midodrine Hydrochloride (ProAmatine) the FDA has recommended withdrawing the approval of ProAmatine (midodrine hydrochloride), a Shire Development Inc. medication for the treatment of orthostatic hypotension  – a temporary drop in blood pressure (hypotension), usually due to suddenly standing up; when standing up the patient becomes dizzy or faints. The FDA says that post-approval studies that verify the clinical benefit of the medication have not been done.

Read the full story here