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Benicar HCT Generic name: Olmesartan medoxomil Brand names: Benicar HCT, Benicar Why is Benicar HCT prescribed? Benicar controls high blood pressure. It works by blocking the effect of a hormone called angiotensin II. Unopposed, this substance prompts the blood vessels to contract, an action that tends to raise blood pressure. Benicar relaxes and expands the [...]

Benicar HCT Generic Name: hydrochlorothiazide and olmesartan (HYE droe KLOR oh THYE a zide and ol me SAR tan) Brand Names: Benicar HCT What is olmesartan and hydrochlorothiazide? Hydrochlorothiazide is a thiazide diuretic (water pill) that helps prevent your body from absorbing too much salt, which can cause fluid retention. Olmesartan is in a group [...]

General Olmesartan medoxomil-hydrochlorothiazide In a double-blind clinical trial of various doses of olmesartan medoxomil and hydrochlorothiazide, the incidence of hypertensive patients who developed hypokalemia (serum potassium < 3.4 mEq/L) was 2.1%; the incidence of hyperkalemia (serum potassium > 5.7 mEq/L) was 0.4%. In this trial, no patient discontinued due to increases or decreases in serum [...]

How does grapefruit juice affect medicines? Grapefruit juice contains chemicals that can cause problems with enzymes that break down certain types of medicines in your intestines. When a medicine does not get broken down properly in the intestines, you can have too much medicine in your blood. The chemicals in grapefruit juice can also cause [...]

ScienceDaily (Jan. 26, 2005) — January 18, 2005 — Grapefruit juice can be dangerous for people on certain medications, nurse researchers remind doctors, nurses, and everyone who takes medicine and enjoys grapefruit juice, in a paper in the American Journal of Nursing, a journal of the American Nurses Association. Amy Karch, R.N., M.S., of the [...]

Benicar Generic name: Olmesartan medoxomil Why is Benicar prescribed? Return to top Benicar controls high blood pressure. It works by blocking the effect of a hormone called angiotensin II. Unopposed, this substance prompts the blood vessels to contract, an action that tends to raise blood pressure. Benicar relaxes and expands the blood vessels, allowing pressure [...]

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Benicar Generic name: Olmesartan medoxomil Brand names: Benicar HCT, Benicar Why is Benicar prescribed? Benicar controls high blood pressure. It works by blocking the effect of a hormone called angiotensin II. Unopposed, this substance prompts the blood vessels to contract, an action that tends to raise blood pressure. Benicar relaxes and expands the blood vessels, [...]

Grapefruit Juice: Is it Affecting Your Medication? A nutraceutical is a food or part of a food that allegedly provides medicinal or health benefits, including the prevention and treatment of disease. Grapefruit juice has been touted as containing many compounds that can reduce hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis) and even the risk of cancer. Grapefruit [...]

Exforge HCT Generic Name: amlodipine, hydrochlorothiazide, and valsartan (am LOE di peen, HYE droe klor oh THYE a zide, val SAR tan) Brand Names: Exforge HCT What is Exforge HCT? Exforge HCT contains a combination of amlodipine, hydrochlorothiazide and valsartan. Amlodipine is a calcium channel blocker and relaxes blood vessels and improves blood flow. Hydrochlorothiazide [...]