is olmesartan medoxomil same as benicar?

Question: is olmesartan medoxomil same as benicar?
- Keywords:
  benicar,
  medoxomil,
  olmesartan
Asked by 325hthj1724 to Caroline, Derrick, Mark, Marta, Sammy on 11 Jul 2017.
- Sammy Wambua answered on 11 Jul 2017:
  
  Hello 325hthj1724,
  
  Yes; Benicar is a brand name for a drug whose active ingredient is an angiotensin II receptor antagonist or blocked called olmesartan medoxomil used to treat high blood pressure by causing vasodilation i.e. widening of blood vessels.
- Caroline Ogwang answered on 12 Jul 2017:
  
  Hi 325hthj1724,
  
  Yes it is. It is a drug used to treat hypertension.
- Marta Maia answered on 13 Jul 2017:
  
  Yes it is the same thing, benicar is the commercial name and olmesarta medoxomil is the name of the active compound.

Question: is olmesartan medoxomil same as benicar?