Olmetec is an antihypertensive medicine that contains medoxomil olmesartan, an angiotensin II receptor antagonist substance that relaxes blood vessels and lowers blood pressure.Therefore, this medicine is usually used in cases of high blood pressure.
This medicine can be purchased from conventional pharmacies at doses of 10, 20 or 40 mg, as recommended by your doctor.
- The use of Olmetec is usually initiated by taking 1 10 mg tablet once daily; However.
- If this dose is not enough to keep the pressure under control.
- Your doctor may increase the dose to 20 or 40 mg.
- For example.
- Once a day.
The tablets can be taken with or without food and should not be broken or cut.
The most common side effects of Olmetec include dizziness, headache, nausea, poor digestion, diarrhea, stomach pain, fatigue, cough, chest pain, swelling of ankles and legs, blood in the urine or joint pain.
In rarer cases, other effects may occur, such as rapidly decreased blood pressure, nausea, dizziness, vomiting, muscle pain and itchy skin.
Olmetec is contraindicated for pregnant women older than 3 months gestation or people with diabetes, kidney problems, yellowish skin and eyes or allergy to any of the ingredients of the formula.
In addition, it should be used with caution in anyone with liver disease, heart failure, increased potassium in the blood or adrenal gland problems.