- Overview
- Uses
- Benefits
- Side Effect
- How to use
- How It works
- What if you forget to take?
- Safety Advice
- FAQ
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Last Updated On: May 28, 2023
Olmat 40mg
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Product Overview
Composition: Olmesartan Medoxomil (40mg)
Olmat 40 Tablet is a medicine used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure. Lowering blood pressure helps to prevent future heart attacks and stroke. This medicine is also effective in preserving kidney function in patients with diabetes.
Olmat 40 Tablet may be prescribed either alone or in combination with other medicines. It may be taken with or without food during the day or at night. However, try to take it at about the same time each day to get the maximum benefit.
Uses
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Heart failure
- Prevention of heart attack and stroke
Side Effect
Common side effects:
- Cough
- Diarrhea
- Dizziness
- Flu-like symptoms
- Headache
- Indigestion
- Nausea
- Runny nose
- Sore throat
- Stomach pain
How to use
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Olmat 40 Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
How It works
Olmat 40 Tablet is an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB). It relaxes the blood vessel by blocking the action of a chemical that usually makes blood vessels tighter. This lowers the blood pressure, allowing the blood to flow more smoothly to different organs and the heart to pump more efficiently.
Safety Advice for Olmat 40mg
Alcohol
Olmat 40 Tablet may cause excessive drowsiness with alcohol.
Pregnancy
Olmat 40 Tablet is unsafe to use during pregnancy as there is definite evidence of risk to the developing baby. However, the doctor may rarely prescribe it in some life-threatening situations if the benefits are more than the potential risks. Please consult your doctor.
Breastfeeding
Olmat 40 Tablet is probably unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug may pass into the breastmilk and harm the baby.
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