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Description
| Medicine | |
| Alchohol Interaction | Taking Hydrochlorothiazide with alcohol may have additive effects in lowering blood pressure. You may experience headache, dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, and/or changes in pulse or heart rate. |
| Pregnancy Interaction | Olmewon Plus 40 mg Tablet is unsafe to use during pregnancy.There is positive evidence of human fetal risk, but the benefits from use in pregnant women may be acceptable despite the risk, for example in life-threatening situations. Please consult your doctor. |
| Lactation Interaction | Olmewon Plus 40 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, Altered taste, Diarrhoea, Stomach upset, Headache, Dizziness, Decreased blood pressure, Flushing of skin, Increased blood uric acid, Numbness of extremity, Increased blood lipid level, Decreased sodium level in blood, Decreased magnesium 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. Olmewon Plus 40 mg Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time. |
| Driving | Do not drive unless you are feeling well.Olmewon Plus 40 mg Tablet may cause side effects such as dizziness, headaches, nausea or tiredness, all of which could affect your ability to concentrate and drive. |
| Kidney | Olmewon Plus 40 mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with severe kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Olmewon Plus 40 mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.Use of Olmewon Plus 40 mg Tablet is not recommended in patients with severe kidney disease. |
| Liver | Olmewon Plus 40 mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Olmewon Plus 40 mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor. |
| Mechanism of action | Olmewon Plus 40 mg Tablet is a combination of three medicines: Olmesartan, Amlodipine and Hydrochlorothiazide. Olmesartan is an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) and Amlodipine is a calcium channel blocker (CCB). They work by widening and relaxing the blood vessels, thereby lowering blood pressure. Hydrochlorothiazide is a diuretic which removes extra water and certain electrolytes from the body through urine. Over time it also works by relaxing blood vessels and improving blood flow. |