olmesartan
Sign in to saveOlmesartan, sold under the brand name Benicar among others, is a medication used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). It is taken orally (swallowed by mouth). Versions are available as the combination olmesartan/hydrochlorothiazide and olmesartan/amlodipine. It is available as a prodrug, olmesartan medoxomil.
Key facts
- Drug.Verifiedfields
- changed
- Drug.verifiedrevid
- 462265064
- Drug.image
- Olmesartan.svg
- Drug.image_class
- skin-invert-image
- Drug.tradename
- Benicar
- Drug.MedlinePlus
- a603006
- Drug.DailyMedID
- Olmesartan
- Drug.routes_of_administration
- Oral
- Drug.ATC_prefix
- C09
- Drug.ATC_suffix
- CA08
- Drug.ATC_supplemental
- (with diuretics) (with amlodipine)
- Drug.legal_US
- Rx-only
- Drug.legal_status
- Rx-only
- Drug.bioavailability
- 26%
- Drug.metabolism
- Liver (cannot be removed by hemodialysis)
- Drug.elimination_half life
- 13 hours
- Drug.excretion
- Kidney 40%, bile duct 60%
- Drug.CAS_number
- 144689-63-4
via Wikipedia infobox
Research
2,008 papers- Olmesartan-induced collagenous gastritis.Lancet (London, England) · 2024
- [Olmesartan-associated Enteropathy].Zhongguo yi xue ke xue yuan xue bao. Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae · 2021
- Olmesartan: 360-degree Perspectives Befitting an Angiotensin Receptor Blocker.The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India · 2024
- Efficacy of sacubitril/valsartan versus olmesartan in Japanese patients with essential hypertension: a randomized, double-blind, multicenter study.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2022
- Olmesartan-associated sprue-like enteropathy.Lancet (London, England) · 2023
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- Medical uses
- Contraindications
- Adverse effects
- Chemistry
- History
- Society and culture
- Brand names
- Research
- References
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