The Nature of the Drug: Benicar (olmesartan medoxomil) is a blood-pressure medication manufactured by the Japanese company Daiichi Sankyo Company Limited. The FDA approved Benicar in 2002, making it one of several blood-pressure medications (including Benicar HCT, Azor, Tribenzor, and some generics) that contain the same active ingredient. Benicar is an Angiotensin Receptor Blocker (ARBs), which is a class of drugs that prevent the hormone angiotensin from constricting blood vessels so as to raise blood pressure.
