Description
Olmesartan Medoxomil 20mg (Benicar) tablet is a medicine used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure. Lowering blood pressure helps to prevent future heart attacks and stroke. This medicine is also helpful in preserving kidney function in patients with diabetes.
Olmecip 20mg tablet can be consumed with or without food during the day or at night. Still, try to take it at the same time every day as advised by your doctor to get the maximum benefit from it. It is essential to continue taking it regularly even if you feel better or your blood pressure is controlled. Most people with high blood pressure do not feel sick, but if you stop taking this medicine, your condition could get worse.
Also, making few changes in lifestyle can also help lower your blood pressure. These may include regular exercise, quit smoking reducing alcohol intake, and reducing the amount of salt in your diet as advised by your doctor. This medicine is tolerated well enough by most patients and has few side effects.
Before taking this medicine, let your concerned doctor know if you have any liver or kidney problems. Pregnant or breastfeeding mothers should not take this medicine. Your doctor may check your kidney function, blood pressure, and potassium levels in your blood at regular intervals while you are taking this medicine.
