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Olmesartan (Benicar) for hypertension
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Olmesartan (Benicar) for hypertension
August 5, 2002 (Issue: 1136)
Olmesartan medoxomil (Benicar - Sankyo), a substituted imidazole, is the seventh oral angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) approved by the FDA for treatment of hypertension.
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