Brand Name: Presulock
Manufacturer: Aristopharma Limited
Indication
Presulock is an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) indicated for the treatment of hypertension, alone or with other antihypertensive agents, to lower blood pressure. Lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events, primarily strokes and myocardial infarction.
Dosage & Administration
Adult Hypertension:
Starting dose: 20 mg Presulock once daily.
Dose range: 20-40 mg Presulock once daily.
Pediatric Hypertension(6-16 years):
Starting dose:
20 to <35 kg: 10 mg Presulock once daily
>=35 kg: 20 mg Presulock once daily
Dose range:
20 to <35 kg: 10-20 mg Presulock once daily
>=35 kg : 20-40 mg Presulock once daily
Side effects
Treatment with olmesartan was well tolerated, with an incidence of adverse events similar to placebo. The following adverse events occurred in placebo-controlled clinical trials at an incidence of more than 1% of patients treated with olmesartan, but also occurred at about the same or greater incidence in patients receiving placebo: back pain, bronchitis, creatine phosphokinase increased, diarrhea, headache, hematuria, hyperglycemia, hypertriglyceridemia, influenza-like symptoms, pharyngitis, rhinitis and sinusitis.
Other potentially important adverse reactions that have been reported with an incidence of greater than 0.5% are: chest pain, peripheral edema, vertigo, abdominal pain, dyspepsia, gastroenteritis, nausea, tachycardia, hypercholesterolemia, anthralgia, arthritis, myalgia, rash. Facial edema can rarely occur
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