FDA Warns That Popular Blood Pressure Drug Can Cause Severe Diarrhea

The FDA is warning that the widely-used antihypertensive agent olmesartan (marketed as Benicar, Benicar HCT, Azor, Tribenzor, and generics) may cause severe diarrhea. According to an FDA safety announcement, olmesartan “can cause intestinal problems known as sprue-like enteropathy. Symptoms of sprue-like enteropathy include severe, chronic diarrhea with substantial weight loss.” The warning is being added to the label of drug products containing olmesartan. Olmesartan is a member of the class of drugs known as angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs). The FDA said that it has found no evidence that other angiotensin II receptor blockers increase the More…
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