Composition
Tab10 mg/20 mg/40 mg: Olmesartan medoxomil 10 mg/20 mg/40 mg.
Indications & Dosage
Essential Hypertension: Adult: Initially 10 mg daily, increased if necessary to 20 mg daily; max. 40 mg per day. Children: Not recommended.
Contraindications
Biliary obstruction.
Precautions
Intra vascular volume depletion, renovascular , HTN, renal impairment & kidney transplantation, hyperkalaemia, aortic or mitral valve stenosis; obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, primary aldosteronism, hepatic impairment. Excessive BP decrease in patients with ischaemic heart disease or ischaemic cerebrovascular disease could result in MI or stroke.
Interactions
K+-sparing diuretics, K+ supplements, NSAIDs, lithium.
Pregnancy
Contraindicated in pregnancy.
Lactation
Not recommended.
Side Effects
Arthritis, chest pain, cough, fatigue, GI disturbances, haematuria, hypertriglyceridaemia, hyperuricaemia, influenza-like symptoms, musculoskeletal pain, peripheral oedema, pharyngitis, rhinitis, urinary-tract infection. Rare: Angina, vertigo, headache, myalgia, pruritus, thrombocytopenia, urticaria