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What does it do?

This product is primarily used to treat hypertension. It works by blocking the action of Angiotensin II, a chemical which plays an important role in controlling blood pressure.

Last text update: 2011-02-28

Last data update: 2012-01-14

Black Box Warning:
This product has a black box warning relating to its risks when used during pregnancy.

Usage:

Benicar is most commonly used to treat the conditions below, together with the percentage of all people taking the medication for the particular condition.

High Blood Pressure	99%
Kidney Protection	4%

General Information:

7.9: Benicar Average Satisfaction Score

82% of patients are at least somewhat satisfied with Benicar.
15% of patients wish they were told more before they started taking Benicar

MediGuard regularly polls our more than 9,000 users taking Benicar (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)) using the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medications (TSQM). This feedback is continuously updated for the benefit of the MediGuard community. To request scores for specific patient subgroups, please contact research@mediguard.org.

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I am taking Olmetec (20mg) since July 2011. It was stated by a couple of research articles that Olmetec is diuretic-that is results to increased urination. Has anybody had similar experience with this drug? 71 year old male.

70 year old – Source: MediGuard
Posted: 2012-01-30 03:04:13

i am on benicar 40mg and verapamil 360mg for almost 3 yeras.. however in the last 2.5years my blood platelets have steadily decreased from 300 to 220. is this a side effect of benicar?

47 year old – Source: MediGuard
Posted: 2011-06-09 17:06:57

I was on Benicar for over 3 years. I started having horrible coughing spells that I thought might be allergies, because Claritin would help. I would get a horrible tickle in my throat and thought it was drainage, but the coughing was more of an asthmatic type. I'd never had allergies before, and the coughing didn't have any type of pattern to it, but it was usually worse in the evenings. A friend warned me that it could be my BP medicine, so I asked my doctor to take me off Benicar and the coughing is gone. I just wanted to warn others that if you are experiencing coughing that you've never had before you started taking any type of BP medicine, please be SURE to tell your doctor!

53 year old – Source: MediGuard
Posted: 2011-04-09 18:05:16

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