Olmesartan medoxomil/Hydrochlorothiazide Krka
Olmesartan medoxomil/Hydrochlorothiazide Krka is a medicine with two active ingredients used to treat high blood pressure in adults.
Form
tabletti, kalvopäällysteinen
Strength
20 mg / 25 mg
Active Ingredient
Olmesartan medoxomil
Manufacturer
KRKA d.d. Novo mesto
How to Use
Dosage
The usual starting dose is one 20 mg/12.5 mg tablet once a day. Your doctor may increase this to one 20 mg/25 mg tablet daily if your blood pressure is not well controlled.
Method
Swallow the tablet whole with water. Take your dose at the same time each day, for example, with breakfast. Continue taking it unless your doctor tells you to stop.
Important
The maximum daily dose is one 20 mg/25 mg tablet.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Dizziness
- •Weakness
- •Headache
- •Tiredness
- •Chest pain
- •Swelling in ankles, feet, legs, hands or arms
- •Cough
- •Runny or stuffy nose
- •Sore throat
- •Stomach pain
- •Diarrhea
- •Nausea
- •Joint or bone pain
- •Back pain
- •Blood in urine
- •Urinary tract infection
- •Flu-like symptoms
- •General pain
- •Confusion
- •Vomiting
- •Constipation
- •Sugar in urine
- •Changes in blood test results (e.g., high blood fats, uric acid, or changes in mineral levels)
RARE
- •Palpitations (fast heartbeat)
- •Rash
- •Eczema
- •Spinning sensation (vertigo)
- •Muscle cramps and pain
- •Arm and leg pain
- •Erectile dysfunction
- •Feeling unwell
- •Trouble concentrating
- •Skin lumps
- •Sudden kidney failure
- •Severe allergic reactions (like anaphylactic shock)
- •Swelling of the face
- •Chest pain (like angina)
- •Itching
- •Low platelet count (blood cells that help stop bleeding)
- •Worsening kidney function
- •Lack of energy
- •Swelling in the gut (intestinal angioedema) with stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea
- •Swollen salivary glands
- •Low white blood cell count
- •Anemia (low red blood cells)
- •Bone marrow damage
- •Restlessness
- •Feeling down or depressed
- •Sleep problems
- •Feeling indifferent (apathy)
- •Tingling and numbness
- •Seizures
- •Seeing things with a yellow tint
- •Blurred vision
- •Dry eyes
- •Irregular heartbeat
- •Blood vessel inflammation
- •Blood clots
- •Lung inflammation
- •Fluid in the lungs
- •Pancreatitis (inflamed pancreas)
- •Jaundice (yellow skin/eyes)
- •Gallbladder inflammation
- •Lupus-like symptoms (skin rash, joint pain, cold hands/feet)
- •Skin peeling and blistering
- •Kidney inflammation (not caused by infection)
- •Fever
- •Muscle weakness (making movement hard)
- •Electrolyte imbalance (very low chloride in blood)
- •Bowel blockage
- •Severe breathing difficulty (acute respiratory distress syndrome)
- •Vision loss or eye pain due to high eye pressure
- •Skin and lip cancer (non-melanoma type)
- •Reduced appetite
- •Worsening nearsightedness
- •Skin redness
- •Skin reactions due to light
- •Purple spots or patches on the skin (purpura)
Important Warnings
- If you have a severe allergic reaction with swelling of your face, mouth, or throat, itching, or rash, stop taking the medicine and contact your doctor immediately.
- If you feel very dizzy or faint, or if your blood pressure drops too low, stop taking the medicine, contact your doctor immediately, and lie down.
- If your skin or eyes turn yellow (jaundice), your urine becomes dark, or your skin itches, contact your doctor immediately.
- Do not take this medicine if you are more than 3 months pregnant, as it can harm your baby. Avoid it during early pregnancy too.
- Do not take this medicine if you have severe kidney problems.
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- Do not take this medicine if you have very low potassium or sodium levels, or very high calcium or uric acid levels in your blood, and these problems are not improving with treatment.
- Do not take this medicine if you have severe liver problems, jaundice, or if bile cannot flow properly from your gallbladder (e.g., gallstones).
- Do not take this medicine if you have diabetes or kidney problems and are taking another blood pressure medicine called aliskiren.
- If you have had breathing or lung problems after taking hydrochlorothiazide before, or if you develop severe shortness of breath after taking this medicine, seek medical help immediately.
- If you experience blurred vision or eye pain, seek urgent medical attention, as this could lead to permanent vision loss if untreated.