How should I take olmesartan?
Follow all directions on your prescription label and read all medication guides or instruction sheets. Your doctor may occasionally change your dose. Use the medicine exactly as directed.
You may take olmesartan with or without food.
For a child who cannot swallow a tablet whole, a pharmacist can mix the medicine into a liquid.
Shake the liquid before you measure a dose. Use the dosing syringe provided, or use a medicine dose-measuring device (not a kitchen spoon).
Olmesartan doses are based on weight in children and/or teenagers. Your child's dose needs may change if the child gains or loses weight.
Call your doctor if you are sick with vomiting or diarrhea, or if you are sweating more than usual. You can easily become dehydrated while taking olmesartan.
It may take up to 2 weeks before your blood pressure is under control. Keep using this medicine as directed, even if you feel well. High blood pressure often has no symptoms.
You may need to use blood pressure medicine for the rest of your life. Treatment may also include diet, exercise, lowering cholesterol, not smoking, and controlling diabetes.
Your blood pressure will need to be checked often. Your kidney function may also need to be checked.
Store tablets at room temperature away from moisture and heat.
Store the liquid in a refrigerator. Throw away any liquid leftover after 4 weeks.