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Description
| Medicine | |
| Alchohol Interaction | Taking Atorvastatin with alcohol may increase the risk of liver damage. |
| Pregnancy Interaction | Olmesar AV 20 mg/10 mg Tablet is highly unsafe to use during pregnancy.Human and animal studies have shown significant adverse effects on the foetus. Please consult your doctor. |
| Lactation Interaction | Olmesar AV 20 mg/10 mg Tablet is probably safe to use during lactation. \nLimited human data suggests that the drug does not represent a significant risk to the baby. |
| Common Side Effect | Nausea, Diarrhoea, Stomach pain, Altered taste, Constipation, Muscle pain, Weakness, Headache, Dizziness, Increased potassium level in blood, Incresed liver enzymes, Increased glucose level in blood. |
| How to Use | Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Olmesar AV 20 mg/10 mg Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time. |
| Driving | Olmesar AV 20 mg/10 mg Tablet may make you feel dizzy, sleepy, tired, or decrease alertness. If this happens, do not drive. |
| Kidney | Olmesar AV 20 mg/10 mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with severe kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Olmesar AV 20 mg/10 mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.Regular monitoring of blood pressure is advisable for dose adjustment. |
| Liver | Olmesar AV 20 mg/10 mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Olmesar AV 20 mg/10 mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.Use of Olmesar AV 20 mg/10 mg Tablet is not recommended in patients with severe liver disease and active liver disease. |
| Mechanism of action | Olmesar AV 20 mg/10 mg Tablet is a combination of two medicines: Olmesartan and Atorvastatin which treat high blood pressure and cholesterol. Olmesartan is an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB). It works by blocking the hormone angiotensin thereby relaxing blood vessels and lowering blood pressure. Atorvastatin is a lipid-lowering medication (statin). It works by blocking an enzyme (HMG-CoA-reductase) that is required in the body to make cholesterol. It thus lowers |