Benicar Tablets (R) olmesartan medoxomil
Benicar HCT Tablets (R) olmesartan medoxomil | hydrochlorothiazide
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Side Effects And Safety
Every person reacts differently to medicine. It's important to talk to your doctor about any concerns you may have when you start a new medicine, such as Benicar or Benicar HCT.
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Possible side effects
The most common side effect with Benicar is dizziness. In clinical studies, dizziness occurred in more than 1% of patients treated with Benicar and more frequently than placebo (3% with Benicar and 1% with placebo). A placebo is an inactive, nondrug substance, such as a sugar pill, that is given in a drug study to compare the effect of a treatment including the drug being studied with the effect of the same treatment without the drug.
In clinical trials, side effects that occurred in more than 2% of patients treated with Benicar HCT and more frequently than placebo (“sugar pill”) were nausea (3% with Benicar HCT and 0% with placebo), higher levels of uric acid in the blood (4% with Benicar HCT and 2% with placebo), dizziness (9% with Benicar HCT and 2% with placebo), and upper respiratory tract infection (7% with Benicar HCT and 0% with placebo).
In these studies, treatment with Benicar or Benicar HCT was well tolerated and the incidence of adverse events was similar to placebo. Call your health care provider if you experience any unpleasant effects when taking Benicar or Benicar HCT.
Please see full product information for Benicar and Benicar HCT, including boxed WARNING regarding use in pregnancy.
Please see Important Safety Information for Benicar/Benicar HCT.
Keep your doctor in the loop
Call your health care provider if you have any unpleasant side effects when taking Benicar or Benicar HCT.
Please see full product information for Benicar and Benicar HCT, including the boxed WARNING about use in pregnancy.
Did You Know?
Why salt raises blood pressure
Why should you limit salt if you have high blood pressure? It's not that the salt itself is dangerous, but rather that it keeps water in the body, which in turn raises blood pressure.
Source: American Heart Association. Cutting Down on Salt. Available at: http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=336. Accessed May 28, 2008.
