Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- A drug developed to lower high blood pressure may offer benefits long after patients stop taking it, with some potentially able to come off all hypertension medication, according to a study reported by the Guardian.

The drug, baxdrostat, targets primary aldosteronism, a common cause of high blood pressure in which the adrenal glands produce excessive amounts of the hormone aldosterone.

Patients who took daily doses of baxdrostat for six to 12 months saw improvements that lasted for up to two years after treatment ended.

Nearly a quarter of those in a small study eventually had normal blood pressure without needing further medication, The Guardian reported.

"It's very exciting to see," Prof Morris Brown, a hypertension...