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OLMESARTAN for Hypertension: Side Effects & Safety Data

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There are 1,079 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database where OLMESARTAN was used for Hypertension.

Most Reported Side Effects for OLMESARTAN

Side Effect Reports % Deaths Hosp.
Sprue-like enteropathy 391 17.6% 0 236
Diarrhoea 313 14.1% 4 221
Gastrointestinal disorder 276 12.4% 5 184
Acute kidney injury 209 9.4% 8 167
Weight decreased 197 8.8% 1 130
Hypotension 176 7.9% 8 133
Drug ineffective 131 5.9% 0 39
Dizziness 115 5.2% 0 79
Hypokalaemia 110 4.9% 0 69
Dyspnoea 106 4.8% 1 79
Fatigue 106 4.8% 2 72
Hypertension 98 4.4% 2 67
Nausea 90 4.0% 2 58
Cough 87 3.9% 1 59
Metabolic acidosis 85 3.8% 3 75

Other Indications for OLMESARTAN

Product used for unknown indication (830) Essential hypertension (42) Blood pressure measurement (18) Blood pressure management (10) Accidental exposure to product (8) Blood pressure abnormal (8) Iga nephropathy (6) Suicide attempt (6) Blood cholesterol increased (5) Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (5)

Other Drugs Used for Hypertension

AMLODIPINE (20,207) LISINOPRIL (11,824) RAMIPRIL (10,210) VALSARTAN (8,956) LOSARTAN (7,966) FUROSEMIDE (7,490) HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE (7,119) METOPROLOL (5,918) OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL (5,702) BISOPROLOL (5,520)

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OLMESARTAN Full Profile All Hypertension Drugs OLMESARTAN Demographics OLMESARTAN Timeline