Do not use this medication without telling your doctor if you are
pregnant. Olmesartan may cause injury and even death to the unborn baby if you take it during
the second and third trimesters of pregnancy. Use an effective form of birth control. Stop using
this medication and tell your doctor right away if you become pregnant during treatment.
Avoid getting up too fast from a sitting or lying position, or you may feel dizzy. Get up
slowly and steady yourself to prevent a fall.
Do not use potassium supplements or salt substitutes while you are taking amlodipine
and olmesartan, unless your doctor has told you to.
Call your doctor at once if you have swelling in your hands or feet, rapid weight gain,
fast or pounding heartbeats, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes), chest pain or heavy feeling,
pain spreading to the arm or shoulder, nausea, sweating, general ill feeling, or if you feel like you
might pass out.
What is amlodipine and olmesartan?
Amlodipine is in a group of drugs called calcium channel blockers. It works by relaxing
the muscles of your heart and blood vessels.
Olmesartan is in a group of drugs called angiotensin II receptor antagonists. Olmesartan
keeps blood vessels from narrowing, which lowers blood pressure and improves blood flow.
The combination of amlodipine and olmesartan is used to treat high blood pressure
(hypertension). This medication is usually given after others have been tried without successful
treatment of hypertension.
Amlodipine and olmesartan may also be used for other purposes not listed in this
medication guide.
What should I discuss with my healthcare provider before taking amlodipine and olmesartan?
You should not use this medication if you are allergic to amlodipine (Norvasc) or
olmesartan (Benicar).
Before using amlodipine and olmesartan, tell your doctor if you are allergic to any drugs,
or if you have:
If you have any of these conditions, you may need a dose adjustment
or special tests to safely take amlodipine and olmesartan.
If you are also taking a beta-blocker drug (such as Blocadren, Corgard, Inderal,
Normodyne, Tenormin, Toprol, Trandate, Zibeta, and others) do not suddenly stop using the
beta-blocker without first talking to your doctor. You may need to use less and less before you
stop the medication completely. Stopping a beta-blocker too quickly can cause serious heart
problems that will not be prevented by amlodipine and olmesartan.
FDA pregnancy category D. This medication can cause harm to an unborn baby.
Olmesartan may cause injury and even death to the unborn baby if you take it during the second
and third trimesters of pregnancy. Do not use amlodipine and olmesartan without
your doctor's consent if you are pregnant. Use an effective form of birth control.
Stop using this medication and tell your doctor right away if you become pregnant during
treatment.
It is not known whether amlodipine and olmesartan passes into breast milk or if it
could harm a nursing baby. Do not use this medication without telling your doctor if you are
breast-feeding a baby.
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