Comments: If blood pressure is not controlled by olmesartan alone, hydrochlorothiazide may be added starting with a dose of 12
A maximum dosage of 40 mg once daily may be used
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Treatment of patients with a total daily dose of 5, 20, or 80 mg of olmesartan medoxomil in either q
An olmesartan medoxomil dose of 20 mg daily produced a trough sitting BP reduction over placebo of about 10/6 mm Hg and a dose of 40 mg daily produced a trough sitting BP reduction over placebo of about 12/7 mm Hg
An olmesartan medoxomil dose of 20 mg daily produces a trough sitting blood pressure (BP) reduction over placebo of about 10/6 mmHg and a dose of 40 mg daily produces a trough sitting BP reduction over placebo of about 12/7 mmHg
For patients requiring further reduction in blood pressure after 2 weeks of therapy, the dose of
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Children weighing between 20 kg and 35 kg should receive 10 mg once daily up to a maximum of 20 mg daily
10 mg orally once a day; may increase dose to 20 mg in two weeks if further blood pressure reduction is needed-35 kg
Olmesartan medoxomil doses
The dose for children weighing more than 35 kg is 20 mg once daily, which may be increased to a maximum of 40 mg daily
The equi-effective doses in the context of cost-minimisation were olmesartan 10 mg and irbesartan 75 mg, olmesartan 20 mg and irbesartan 150 mg and olmesartan 40 mg and irbesartan 300 mg