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About Benicar and Benicar HCT

Your doctor may have told you that you have high blood pressure (hypertension). Though you may be worried about what that means for your health, it’s good to know there are things you can do to keep blood pressure under control. One of them is taking medicine like Benicar or Benicar HCT every day. They’re proven to help lower blood pressure.

Keeping high blood pressure under control means you are stepping up and putting your health first. You’re making a choice to take good care of yourself.

Benicar or Benicar HCT may be right for you

Benicar and Benicar HCT are medicines proven to treat high blood pressure effectively.

  • Benicar and Benicar HCT help blood vessels to relax and widen, which helps lower blood pressure
  • Benicar is indicated for the treatment of high blood pressure. It can be used alone or with other drugs that treat high blood pressure
  • Benicar HCT has 2 different medicines in 1 tablet. Taking both medicines helps to lower blood pressure more than taking either medicine alone

The information on this website makes it easier to understand how these medicines, along with small lifestyle changes, can work for you.

In this section

How Benicar and Benicar HCT work

Find out how these medicines work to help lower high blood pressure.

Starting on Benicar or Benicar HCT

Learn how to get the most from your treatment.

Safety and side effects

Learn about possible side effects.

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In 1 year alone, 4 million prescriptions were written for these medicines.

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