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Dear md, pharma: how long it takes for benicar/hct to be completely out of your system. how long it continue to control bp after you stop it.
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Variable: This a two drug combination the half live for Benicar (olmesartan) is 13 hr & hctz half live is variable 5.6-14.7 hr. That means that have the dose is metabolized on that time. Several days until it is completely eliminated
Answered 10/15/2017
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Benicar (olmesartan): The duration of action of this drug is about 24 hours and it may take 3-4 days for it to completely wash out of the body.
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