Olmesartan

Benicar · ARB

Generic
olmesartan
Brand
Benicar
Class
ARB
Say it
ohl-me-SAR-tan

What technicians need to know

Sprue-like enteropathy

Commonly mispronounced

"OL-mee-zar-tan"

The -sartan pattern

Olmesartan ends in -sartan, which marks a ARB (angiotensin II receptor blocker) — used for blood pressure. Learning the suffix families turns roughly 200 separate drugs into about 20 patterns you can reason from. See all the families.

Other arbs

irbesartan losartan valsartan

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