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Olmesartan, sold under the brand name Benicar among others, is a medication used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is taken orally (swallowed by mouth). [ 2 ] Versions are available as the combination olmesartan/hydrochlorothiazide and olmesartan/amlodipine . [ 2 ]
Olmesartan medoxomil was developed by Sankyo in 1995 and is the newest ARB on the market, marketed in 2002. It is an ester prodrug like candesartan cilexetil. In vivo, the prodrug is completely and rapidly hydrolyzed to the active acid form, olmesartan (RNH-6270).
It contains olmesartan medoxomil, an angiotensin II receptor blocker, amlodipine, as the besilate, a calcium channel blocker, and hydrochlorothiazide, a thiazide diuretic. [3] It is taken by mouth . [ 3 ]
Olmesartan/hydrochlorothiazide, sold under the brand name Benicar HCT among others, is a fixed-dose combination medication used to treat high blood pressure. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is a combination of olmesartan medoxomil , an angiotensin II receptor blocker and hydrochlorothiazide , a diuretic . [ 2 ]
Amlodipine/olmesartan, sold under the brand name Azor, among others is a fixed-dose combination medication used to treat high blood pressure. [5] It contains amlodipine , as the besilate, a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker , and olmesartan medoxomil , an angiotensin II receptor blocker .
Like olmesartan, the metabolism of the drug is unusual as it is a cascading prodrug. Candesartan has good bioavailibility and is the most potent by weight of the AT-1 receptor antagonists. It was patented in 1990 and approved for medical use in 1997.
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