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Indications and Usage for Benicar. Benicar is indicated for the treatment of hypertension, to lower blood pressure. Lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events, primarily strokes and myocardial infarctions.
The Food and Drug Administration approved Benicar, an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) used to treat high blood pressure in 2002. Benicar is the brand name for olmesartan medoxomil and is manufactured by Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., the US division of the Japanese pharmaceutical giant, Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited. Benicar is one of the top 100 selling drugs in the US, with over 11 million prescriptions written each year. It brought an estimated $3.1 billion in sales for Daiichi Sankyo, whose total revenue was reported at $11 billion for the year 2013. The global company, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.