olmesartan
Noun
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olmesartan (uncountable)
(pharmacology) An angiotensin-receptor antagonist used to treat hypertension.
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BENICAR HCT also contains olmesartan, a drug that inhibits the renin-angiotensin system (RAS).
Patients titrated to the individual components (olmesartan and hydrochlorothiazide) may instead receive the corresponding dose of BENICAR HCT.
The duration of the inhibitory effect was related to dose, with doses of olmesartan medoxomil >40 mg giving >90% inhibition at 24 hours.
The side effects of olmesartan medoxomil are generally rare and apparently independent of dose.