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What is Olmesartan?

Olmesartan is an antihypertensive drug. It is used for the treatment of hypertension with or without concurrent use of other antihypertensive agents.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Elevated blood pressure 48 17 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 16 2 Efficacy_major
Hypertension 9 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
General health 4 0
Kidney disease 2 0
Marshall Protocol 1 0

See all 77 patients currently taking Olmesartan

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 4
Mild
 2
None
 17

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Olmesartan

Heart palpitations 2
Dizziness 2
Diarrhea 1
Sweating 1
Dry mouth (xerostomia) 1
Depressed mood 1
See all 8 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Olmesartan. See all 12 dosages ►

  daily 1 mg daily 5 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 80 mg daily 160 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 36 Number of Patients: 36 1 Number of Patients: 1 23 Number of Patients: 23 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Olmesartan (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 7   Doctor's advice: 39%
Other 5   Other: 28%
Did not seem to work 4   Did not seem to work: 22%
Side effects too severe 3   Side effects too severe: 17%
Course of treatment ended 3   Course of treatment ended: 17%
Expense 1   Expense: 6%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 6%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 6%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 6%

See all 18 patients who’ve stopped taking Olmesartan

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Olmesartan

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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0
0

Stopped Taking Olmesartan

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Olmesartan

Always
 17 68%
Usually
 5 20%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 3 12%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Olmesartan

Very
 1 4%
Somewhat
 1 4%
A little
 2 8%
Not at all
 21 84%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Olmesartan

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 5%
$50-99
 1 5%
$25-49
 7 35%
< $25
 11 55%

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Report created on May 24, 2012.