Olmesartan is a first-choice blood pressure medicine. It can lower blood pressure and reduce your risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality (heart attack, stroke, and death from cardiovascular events).
You only need to take olmesartan once daily.
This medicine is available in a lower-cost generic version.
Olmesartan is approved for use in children as young as 6 years of age.
Olmesartan does not work immediately. It takes about two weeks to get its full benefits.
Other blood pressure medications may be a better choice in people with compromised renal function (kidney disease).
Olmesartan can be harmful to the unborn baby if a pregnant woman takes this medicine in the second and third trimesters.
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