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Lead
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Essential hypertension not controlled at 5 mg bisoprolol or 5 mg amlodipine at least 4 weeks (definition of not controlled: SBP greater than or equal to (\>=) 140 millimeter of mercury (mmHg) with or without DBP \>= 90 mmHg)
Male or female subjects \>=18 years of age, without limitation on race
Medically accepted effective contraception if procreative potential exists (applicable for both male and female subjects until at least 90 days after the last dose of trial treatment)
Subjects who have signed the informed consent form before any trial related assessment
You may not be if
General contraindications of beta-blockers and/or calcium channel blockers
* Previous and concurrent acute heart failure or during episodes of heart failure decompensation requiring intravenous inotropic therapy
* Concurrent cardiogenic shock
* Previous and concurrent second or third degree atrioventricular (AV) block (without a pacemaker)
* Previous and concurrent sick sinus syndrome
* Previous and concurrent sinoatrial block
* Concurrent symptomatic bradycardia
* Concurrent symptomatic hypotension
* Previous and concurrent severe bronchial asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
* Previous and concurrent severe peripheral arterial occlusive diseases and Raynaud's syndrome
* Untreated pheochromocytoma
* Concurrent metabolic acidosis
* Known hypersensitivity to bisoprolol, amlodipine, dihydropyridine derivates or to any of the excipients
Seated pulse rate less than 60 beats per minute (bpm) at screening
Any other anti-hypertensive drugs (other than bisoprolol and amlodipine) are used within 4 weeks prior to the screening visit
Use of any enzyme-modifying drugs acting on cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A4 enzymes via inhibition (such as ketoconazole, itraconazole, ritonavir) or induction (such as rifampicin or hypericum perforatum) within 28 days before Day 1 of the trial
Other significant disease that in the Investigator's opinion that would exclude the subject from the trial, such as uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, severe liver and/or kidney dysfunction, decompensated cardiac failure
Any other condition or therapy which in the Investigator's opinion would pose a risk to the subject or interfere with the trial objectives
Concurrent alcohol and/or drug abuse
Known hypersensitivity to the trial treatments
Pregnancy and lactation period. All female subjects with reproductive potential must have a negative pregnancy serum test within the 7 days prior to enrollment
Known lack of subject compliance
Legal incapacity or limited legal capacity
Participation in another clinical trial within the previous 30 days
Persons directly involved in the execution of the protocol
