Olkem 20H Tablet (Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5mg / Olmesartan Medoxomil 20mg)

What is OLKEM H 20MG?

OLKEM H 20MG contains Olmesartan and Hydrochlorothiazide
Olmesartan lowers blood pressure by relaxing the blood vessels
Hydrochlorothiazide lowers blood pressure by helping the body to get rid of extra fluid by making your kidneys produce more urine

Warning & Precautions

Tell your doctor before taking this medicine, if you:

Are allergic to olmesartan medoxomil or hydrochlorothiazide or to any other ingredients of this medicine
Have severe kidney or liver problems
Have diabetes
Suffer from low potassium or low sodium, high calcium or high uric acid levels in the blood
Have problems with your heart valves or heart muscles
Have severe vomiting or diarrhoea
Are on a low salt diet
Have problems with your adrenal glands (e.g. primary aldosteronism)
Have lupus erythematosus
Have asthma
Consume alcohol

Interactions

Tell your doctor if you are using, have recently used or might use any other medicines:

Other blood pressure lowering medicines (anti-hypertensives)
Potassium supplements (as well as salt substitutes containing potassium)
Diuretics
Heparin used to prevent blood clots
Laxatives
Steroids
Carbenoxolone (a medicine used to treat mouth and stomach ulcers)
Lithium (a medicine used to treat mood swings and some types of depression)
Medicines used to relieve pain, swelling and other symptoms of inflammation, including arthritis
Baclofen and tubocurarine, used to relax muscles
Quinidine, hydroquinidine or digitalis, used to treat heart problems
Medicines such as mizolastine, pentamidine, terfenadine, dofetilide, ibutilide or erythromycin injections
Oral anti-diabetic medicines, such as metformin or insulin, used to lower blood sugar
Diphemanil, used to treat a slow heartbeat or reduce sweating
Probenecid, sulfinpyrazone and allopurinol, used to treat gout
Calcium supplements
Amantadine, an anti-viral drug
Ciclosporin, a medicine used to stop rejection of organ transplants
Certain antibiotics called penicillin G sodium, tetracyclines or sparfloxacin
Amphotericin, a medicine used to treat fungal infections
Certain antacids, used to treat too much stomach acid, such as aluminium magnesium hydroxide
Cisapride, used to increase food movement in the stomach and gut
Halofantrine, used for malaria

Directions & For Use

Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you
The recommended dose is one tablet a day
Swallow the tablet with water
If possible, you should take your dose at the same time each day, for example at breakfast time
If you take more OLKEM H 20MG

If you take more tablets, go to your doctor or nearest hospital immediately
If you forget to take OLKEM H 20MG

If you forget to take a dose, take your normal dose on the following day as usual. Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose
If you stop taking OLKEM H 20MG

It is important to continue to take OLKEM H 20MG unless your doctor tells you to stop

Side Effects

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.

Allergic reactions such as swelling of the face, mouth, itching and rash
Low blood pressure

Storage

Keep this medicine out of reach of children
Store at room temperature (15-25ºC)
Do not use this medicine after the expiry date