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What is Benicar HCT?

Benicar HCT is a brand name for the combination of olmesartanan, an angiotensin II receptor blocker and hydrochlorothiazide, a thiazide diuretic. It is used to treat high blood pressure.

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Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Elevated blood pressure 22 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Other 6 1 Efficacy_major
General health 4 0
Anxious mood 2 0
Hypertension 2 0
Support heart health 1 0

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 2
None
 6

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Benicar HCT

Low potassium (hypokalemia) 1
Urine smell abnormal 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Benicar HCT. See all 11 dosages ►

  1 mg daily 10 mg daily 20 mg daily 12.5 mg-20 mg daily 12.5 mg-40 mg daily 25 mg-40 mg daily 40 mg daily 50 mg daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 10 Number of Patients: 10 5 Number of Patients: 5 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Benicar HCT (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 50%
Change in health plan coverage 2   Change in health plan coverage: 50%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 25%

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

Currently Taking Benicar HCT

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

Stopped Taking Benicar HCT

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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Benicar HCT

Always
 8 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Benicar HCT

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 8 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Benicar HCT

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 17%
$25-49
 1 17%
< $25
 4 67%

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Report created on May 26, 2012.