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Olmesartan medoxomil (trade names: Benicar in the US Olmetec in EU Canada and Japan WinBP Golme in India Erastapex in Egypt) is an angiotensin II receptor antagonist used to treat high blood pressure.It was developed by Sankyo in 1995 and it is an ester prodrug that is completely and rapidly hydrolyzed to the active acid form olmesartan (RNH-6270).

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ATC prefix
C09
ATC suffix
CA08
ATC supplemental
(with amlodipine), (with diuretics)
Bioavailability
26.0
CAS number
144689-63-4
DrugBank
DB00275
FDA UNII code
6M97XTV3HD
IUPAC name
(5-methyl-2-oxo-2H-13-dioxol-4-yl)methyl 4-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)-2-propyl-1-(4-[2-(2H-1234-tetrazol-5-yl)phenyl]phenylmethyl)-1H-imidazole-5-carboxylate
PubChem
130881

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