Ratings, Reviews Summary for BENICAR (DAIICHI SANKYO)
January 2024 Overall Patient opinion of BENICAR: 2.2 (not satisfied)
(based on 332 reviews )Ratings by Age Group for BENICAR
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)
Patient Age Group | Number of Reviews | Average Rating |
---|---|---|
Pediatric (Under 18) | ||
Age 18 to 24 | 1 | 1 |
Age 25 to 34 | 12 | 1 |
Age 35 to 44 | 53 | 2.75 |
Age 45 to 54 | 114 | 2.27 |
Age 55 to 64 | 80 | 2.18 |
Age 65 to 74 | 54 | 1.94 |
Age 75 and up | 15 | 1.93 |
Ratings by Sex for BENICAR
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)
Patient Sex | Number of Reviews | Average Rating |
---|---|---|
Male | 136 | 2.57 |
Female | 193 | 2.06 |
Not Specified | 3 | 1.66 |
Why BENICAR* (Olmesartan medoxomil ) is Prescribed for Patients*
Patient opinion of BENICAR: somewhat satisfied (average rating score: 2.54)
(based on 389 reviews - combined drugs with same active ingredient - see footnote for timeframe )Top 10 Reasons for taking** BENICAR
(reported on Ask a Patient)
Reason | # of Ask a Patient Reviews | |
---|---|---|
1 | Hypertension* | 123 |
2 | Blood pressure* | 14 |
3 | Blood pressure increased* | 2 |
4 | Bipolar ii disorder | 2 |
5 | Essential hypertension* | 1 |
6 | Prehypertension | 1 |
7 | Fatigue | 1 |
*Also included as reason for taking drug in FDA Adverse Events summary.
Top 20 Side Effects of BENICAR **
(reported on Ask a Patient)
Side Effect | # of Ask a Patient Reviews | |
---|---|---|
1 | Somnolence | 82 |
2 | Dizziness* | 69 |
3 | Fatigue* | 55 |
4 | Muscle spasms | 50 |
5 | Pain* | 45 |
6 | Cough | 38 |
7 | Dyspnoea* | 36 |
8 | Depression | 36 |
9 | Weight increased | 33 |
10 | Muscular weakness | 29 |
11 | Arthralgia | 29 |
12 | Myalgia | 28 |
13 | Headache* | 28 |
14 | Anxiety | 25 |
15 | Insomnia | 24 |
16 | Blood pressure decreased | 23 |
17 | Vision blurred | 23 |
18 | Diarrhoea* | 22 |
19 | Pruritus | 21 |
20 | Paraesthesia | 21 |
*Important! This side effect is also associated with Adverse Event Reports (serious reaction); Also see charts in FDA Adverse Events summary.
Please click here for Safety Information and FDA Adverse Events summary for BENICAR
* Reviews for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Olmesartan medoxomil (Azor 5/40, Olmetec, Votum, Benicar)
**Historical Analytics (through 2015) of AskaPatient Reviews Provided by Druginformer.com