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
1Hypertension*123
2Blood pressure*14
3Blood pressure increased*2
4Bipolar ii disorder2
5Essential hypertension*1
6Prehypertension1
7Fatigue1

*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
1Somnolence82
2Dizziness*69
3Fatigue*55
4Muscle spasms50
5Pain*45
6Cough38
7Dyspnoea*36
8Depression36
9Weight increased33
10Muscular weakness29
11Arthralgia29
12Myalgia28
13Headache*28
14Anxiety25
15Insomnia24
16Blood pressure decreased23
17Vision blurred23
18Diarrhoea*22
19Pruritus21
20Paraesthesia21

*Important! This side effect is also associated with Adverse Event Reports (serious reaction); Also see charts in FDA Adverse Events summary.

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* 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