Olmesartan Treatment Report
Most Popular Brands: Benicar
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.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (Hypertension) | 29 |
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4 | ||
| Other | 15 |
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3 | ||||
| General health | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Don't know | 1 | 0 | |||||
| kidney protection | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Slow my MS progress | 1 | 0 |
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Side Effects
Dosages
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Did not seem to work
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2 | 40% |
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Course of treatment ended
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2 | 40% |
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Expense
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1 | 20% |
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Doctor's advice
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1 | 20% |
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Side effects too severe
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1 | 20% |
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Other
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1 | 20% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- survivrgrl
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Mild
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: mild
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: mild
- Upper limb: mild
- Walking: mild
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- survivrgrl
- 20 mg daily
- since Feb 06, 2009
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Efficacy
Major
for Other
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Side Effects
Moderate
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- debraread
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: mild
- Chest: mild
- Legs: mild
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- debraread
- 40 mg daily
- since Jul 31, 2009
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Efficacy
Moderate
for High blood pressure (Hypertension)
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Side Effects
Moderate
- Advice/Tips I understand that all medications effect people differently. It's important to pay attention to the side effects and talk with your DR. See full evaluation
See all 7 patient evaluations
Report created on November 22, 2009.