Benicar
Olmesartan medoxomil tablets for high blood pressure. It blocks a substance that narrows blood vessels, helping them to relax.
- Category
- Heart & Blood Pressure
- Active ingredient
- Olmesartan Medoxomil
- Route
- Oral use
- Form
- Tablet
- Strengths
- 10mg · 20mg · 40mg
This listing uses Benicar as a reference name. A generic equivalent is supplied; its exact brand and manufacturer are confirmed before supply.
Prescription and consultation requirements for Benicar vary by destination and are determined by the fulfilment partner.
Benicar details
- Condition
- Hypertension
- Alternative names
- olmesartan medoxomil
- Therapeutic class
- Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonist
- Pharmacological class
- ARB
- Contraindications
- pregnancy; concurrent use of aliskiren in diabetics
- Minor side effects
- dizziness; headache; cough
- Moderate side effects
- hyperkalaemia; diarrhoea; fatigue
- Dosage forms
- Tablet
- Administration route
- Oral use
- Supply category
- Prescription-only medicine (POM)
- Originator
- Daiichi Sankyo
- Onset Time
- 1–2 hours
- Duration
- 24 hours
- Storage instructions
- Store below 25°C.
- Drug interactions
- Lithium; NSAIDs; Potassium Supplements
- Age restrictions
- Approved for children over six years and adults.
Serious side effects
sprue-like enteropathy, requires immediate medical attention; severe hypotension, requires immediate medical attention
Patient summary
Olmesartan medoxomil tablets for high blood pressure. It blocks a substance that narrows blood vessels, helping them to relax.
Mechanism of action
Blocks the binding of vasoconstricting angiotensin II at AT1 receptor sites within vascular smooth muscle tissue.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Pregnancy: Highly teratogenic. Avoid during pregnancy. Breastfeeding: Not recommended.
What you will receive
Benicar is used here as a reference originator brand name to identify the medicine. We are not affiliated with the brand owner, and this listing does not offer the originator product.
- The supplied product is a generic equivalent containing Olmesartan Medoxomil, not the originator brand shown as the reference.
- The exact generic brand, manufacturer and dispatch location are confirmed based on the product, destination and available manufacturer or partner warehouse.
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