Package Leaflet: Information for the Patient
Olmesartan/Amlodipine/Hydrochlorothiazide Aurovitas 20 mg/5 mg/12.5 mg
film-coated tablets EFG
Olmesartan/Amlodipine/Hydrochlorothiazide Aurovitas 40 mg/5 mg/12.5 mg
film-coated tablets EFG
Olmesartan/Amlodipine/Hydrochlorothiazide Aurovitas 40 mg/10 mg/12.5 mg
film-coated tablets EFG
Olmesartan/Amlodipine/Hydrochlorothiazide Aurovitas 40 mg/5 mg/25 mg
film-coated tablets EFG
Olmesartan/Amlodipine/Hydrochlorothiazide Aurovitas 40 mg/10 mg/25 mg
film-coated tablets EFG
olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine/hydrochlorothiazide
Read the entire package leaflet carefully before starting to take this medication, as it contains important information for you.
Contents of the package leaflet:
This medication contains three active substances called olmesartan medoxomil, amlodipine (as amlodipine besylate), and hydrochlorothiazide. The three substances help control high blood pressure.
The action of these substances contributes to lowering your blood pressure. Olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine/hydrochlorothiazide is used to treat high blood pressure:
Do not take Olmesartan/Amlodipine/Hydrochlorothiazide Aurovitas
Do not take olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine/hydrochlorothiazide if any of these conditions apply to you.
Warnings and precautions
Consult your doctor, pharmacist, or nurse before starting to take Olmesartan/Amlodipine/Hydrochlorothiazide Aurovitas.
If you have had respiratory or lung problems (such as inflammation or fluid in the lungs) after taking hydrochlorothiazide in the past. If you experience severe shortness of breath or difficulty breathing after taking olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine/hydrochlorothiazide, see your doctor immediately.
Tell your doctorif you are taking any of the following medicines used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension):
Your doctor may check your kidney function, blood pressure, and blood electrolyte levels (e.g., potassium) at regular intervals.
See also the information under the heading "Do not take Olmesartan/Amlodipine/Hydrochlorothiazide Aurovitas".
Tell your doctorif you have any of the following health problems:
Contact your doctorif you experience any of the following symptoms:
As with any other medicine that lowers blood pressure, excessive blood pressure reduction in patients with altered blood flow to the heart or brain can cause a heart attack or stroke. Therefore, your doctor will carefully monitor your blood pressure.
Olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine/hydrochlorothiazide may cause an increase in lipid and uric acid levels in the blood. Your doctor will likely want to perform a blood test from time to time to monitor these potential changes.
A change in blood levels of certain chemicals called electrolytes may occur. Your doctor will likely want to perform a blood test from time to time to monitor this potential change. Some signs of electrolyte changes are: thirst, dry mouth, muscle pain or cramps, tired muscles, low blood pressure (hypotension), feeling of weakness, slowness, fatigue, drowsiness or restlessness, nausea, vomiting, decreased need to urinate, rapid heartbeat. Tell your doctor if you notice any of these symptoms.
If you are going to have parathyroid function tests, you should stop taking olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine/hydrochlorothiazide before these tests are performed.
Athletes are informed that this medicine contains hydrochlorothiazide, which may produce a positive result in doping tests.
You should inform your doctor if you are pregnant (or think you might be). It is not recommended to use olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine/hydrochlorothiazide during pregnancy, and it should not be taken if you are pregnant for more than 3 months, as it may cause serious harm to your baby if taken at this stage (see section "Pregnancy and breastfeeding").
If you become pregnant while taking olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine/hydrochlorothiazide, inform and see your doctor immediately.
Consult your doctor if you experience abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea after taking Olmesartan/Amlodipine/Hydrochlorothiazide Aurovitas. Your doctor will decide whether to continue treatment. Do not stop taking Olmesartan/Amlodipine/Hydrochlorothiazide Aurovitas on your own.
Children and adolescents (under 18 years)
The use of olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine/hydrochlorothiazide is not recommended in children and adolescents under 18 years of age.
Elderly patients
If you are over 65 years old, your doctor will regularly check your blood pressure each time your dose is increased to ensure that your blood pressure does not decrease too much.
Other medicines and Olmesartan/Amlodipine/Hydrochlorothiazide Aurovitas
Inform your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken, or might take any of the following medicines:
Your doctor may need to adjust your dose and/or take other precautions:
If you are taking an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE inhibitor) or aliskiren (see also the information under the headings "Do not take Olmesartan/Amlodipine/Hydrochlorothiazide Aurovitas" and "Warnings and precautions").
Inform your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken, or might take any other medicine.
Inform your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken, or might take any of the following medicines for:
Inform your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken, or might take any other medicine.
Taking Olmesartan/Amlodipine/Hydrochlorothiazide Aurovitas with food and drinks
Olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine/hydrochlorothiazide can be taken with or without food.
People taking olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine/hydrochlorothiazide should not consume grapefruit or grapefruit juice. This is because grapefruit and grapefruit juice can lead to an increase in the levels of the active ingredient amlodipine in the blood, which can cause an unpredictable increase in the blood pressure-lowering effect of olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine/hydrochlorothiazide.
Be careful when drinking alcohol while taking olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine/hydrochlorothiazide, as some people feel faint or dizzy. If this happens to you, do not drink any alcohol.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Pregnancy
You should inform your doctor if you are pregnant, or if you think you might be. Your doctor will advise you to stop taking olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine/hydrochlorothiazide before becoming pregnant or as soon as you know you are pregnant, and will advise you to take another medicine instead of olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine/hydrochlorothiazide. The use of olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine/hydrochlorothiazide is not recommended during pregnancy, and it should not be taken if you are pregnant for more than 3 months, as it may cause serious harm to your baby if taken at this stage.
If you become pregnant while taking olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine/hydrochlorothiazide, inform and see your doctor immediately.
Breastfeeding
Inform your doctor if you are breastfeeding or about to start breastfeeding. It has been shown that amlodipine and hydrochlorothiazide pass into breast milk in small amounts. Olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine/hydrochlorothiazide is not recommended in breastfeeding mothers, and your doctor may choose another treatment if you wish to breastfeed.
If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, think you might be pregnant, or plan to become pregnant, consult your doctor or pharmacist before using this medicine.
Driving and using machines
You may feel drowsy, sick, or dizzy, or have a headache while being treated for high blood pressure. If this happens, do not drive or use machines until the symptoms have disappeared. Consult your doctor.
Olmesartan/Amlodipine/Hydrochlorothiazide Aurovitas contains lactose
This medicine contains lactose. If your doctor has told you that you have an intolerance to certain sugars, consult with them before taking this medicine.
Olmesartan/Amlodipine/Hydrochlorothiazide Aurovitas contains sodium
This medicine contains less than 23 mg of sodium (1 mmol) per film-coated tablet; this is essentially "sodium-free".
If you take more Olmesartan/Amlodipine/Hydrochlorothiazide Aurovitas than you should
If you take more tablets than you should, you will probably experience a drop in blood pressure, accompanied by symptoms such as dizziness, and rapid or slow heartbeat.
If you take more tablets than you should or if a child accidentally ingests some tablets, contact your doctor immediately or go to the nearest emergency center and bring the medicine package or this leaflet with you.
In case of overdose or accidental ingestion, consult your doctor or pharmacist immediately or call the Toxicology Information Service, phone 91 562 04 20, indicating the medicine and the amount ingested.
Excess fluid may accumulate in the lungs (pulmonary edema) causing difficulty breathing that can develop up to 24-48 hours after ingestion.
If you forget to take Olmesartan/Amlodipine/Hydrochlorothiazide Aurovitas
If you forget to take a dose, take the usual dose the next day. Do not take a double dose to make up for forgotten doses.
If you stop taking Olmesartan/Amlodipine/Hydrochlorothiazide Aurovitas
It is important to continue taking this medicine, unless your doctor tells you to stop the treatment.
If you have any other questions about the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause adverse effects, although not all people suffer from them. If they occur, they are often mild and do not require interrupting treatment.
The following adverse effects may be serious, although they affect only a small group of people:
If you experience yellowing of the whites of the eyes, dark urine, skin itching, even if you started treatment with olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine/hydrochlorothiazide a long time ago, contact your doctor immediatelywho will evaluate your symptoms and decide how to continue with blood pressure treatment
Olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine/hydrochlorothiazide is a combination of three active substances. The following information first describes the adverse effects reported so far with the olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine/hydrochlorothiazide combination (in addition to those already mentioned) and, secondly, the known adverse effects of each of the active substances separately, or when two of the substances are taken together.
These are other known adverse effects so far with olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine/hydrochlorothiazide:
If these effects occur, they are often mild and it is not necessary to interrupt treatment.
Frequent(may affect up to 1 in 10 people)
Upper respiratory tract infection, sore throat and nose, urinary tract infection, dizziness, headache, perception of heartbeats, low blood pressure, nausea, diarrhea, constipation, cramps, joint swelling, urge to urinate, weakness, ankle swelling, fatigue, abnormal laboratory test values.
Infrequent(may affect up to 1 in 100 people)
Dizziness when standing up, vertigo, rapid heartbeat, feeling of fainting, flushing and feeling of heat in the face, cough, dry mouth, muscle weakness, inability to have or maintain an erection.
These are the known adverse effects for each of the active substances separately or when two of the substances are taken together:
They may be adverse effects due to olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine/hydrochlorothiazide, even if they have not been observed so far with olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine/hydrochlorothiazide.
Very frequent(may affect more than 1 in 10 people)
Edema (fluid retention).
Frequent(may affect up to 1 in 10 people)
Bronchitis, stomach and intestine infection, vomiting, increased blood sugar, sugar in urine, confusion, somnolence, visual disturbances (including double vision and blurred vision), nasal secretion or congestion, sore throat, difficulty breathing, cough, abdominal pain, heartburn, stomach discomfort, flatulence, joint or bone pain, back pain, bone pain, blood in urine, flu-like symptoms, chest pain, pain.
Infrequent(may affect up to 1 in 100 people)
Reduction in the number of a type of blood cells called platelets, which can cause easy bruising or prolonged bleeding, anaphylactic reactions, abnormal decrease in appetite (anorexia), sleep problems, irritability, mood changes including anxiety, feeling of depression, chills, sleep disorders, alteration of taste, loss of consciousness, decreased sense of touch, tingling sensation, worsening of myopia, ringing in the ears (tinnitus), angina (pain or unpleasant sensation in the chest, known as angina pectoris), irregular heartbeats, rash, hair loss, allergic skin inflammation, skin redness, purple-colored spots or patches on the skin due to small hemorrhages (purpura), skin discoloration, red itchy patches (urticaria), increased sweating, itching, skin rash, skin reactions to light, such as sunburn or skin rash, muscle pain, urination problems, feeling of needing to urinate at night, increased breast size in men, decreased sexual desire, facial swelling, feeling of discomfort, weight gain or loss, exhaustion.
Rare(may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people)
Inflammation and pain of the salivary glands, decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood, which could increase the risk of infections, decrease in the number of red blood cells (anemia), bone marrow damage, restlessness, feeling of loss of interest (apathy), seizures (convulsions), yellowish perception of objects when looking at them, dry eyes, blood clots (thrombosis, embolism), inflammation of blood vessels and small blood vessels in the skin, pancreatitis, yellowing of the skin and eyes, acute inflammation of the gallbladder, symptoms of lupus erythematosus such as skin rash, joint pain, and cold hands and fingers, severe skin reactions including intense skin rash, urticaria, skin redness of the body, severe itching, blisters, peeling, and skin inflammation, inflammation of the mucous membranes (Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis), sometimes very severe, movement impairment, acute kidney failure, non-infectious kidney inflammation, decreased kidney function, fever.
Intestinal angioedema: swelling in the intestine that presents symptoms such as abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
Very rare(may affect up to 1 in 10,000 people)
High muscle tension, numbness of hands or feet, heart attack, stomach inflammation, gum thickening, intestinal obstruction, liver inflammation.
Acute respiratory distress (signs include severe respiratory distress, fever, weakness, and confusion).
Adverse effects of unknown frequency(cannot be estimated from available data)
Sudden decrease in distant vision (acute myopia), decrease in vision or eye pain due to high eye pressure (possible signs of fluid accumulation in the vascular layer of the eye (choroidal effusion) or acute angle-closure glaucoma). Tremors, rigid posture, mask-like face, slow movements, and unsteady gait.
Skin and lip cancer (non-melanoma skin cancer).
Reporting of adverse effects
If you experience any type of adverse effect, consult your doctor or pharmacist, even if it is a possible adverse effect that is not listed in this leaflet. You can also report them directly through the Spanish Pharmacovigilance System for Human Use Medicines: www.notificaram.es. By reporting adverse effects, you can contribute to providing more information on the safety of this medicine.
Keep this medicine out of sight and reach of children.
Do not use this medicine after the expiration date that appears on the box and blister pack after "EXP". The expiration date is the last day of the month indicated.
Store below 30°C.
Medicines should not be thrown away through wastewater or household waste. Deposit the packaging and medicines that are no longer needed in the SIGRE Point of the pharmacy. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of the packaging and medicines that you no longer need. This way, you will help protect the environment.
Composition of Olmesartan/Amlodipine/Hydrochlorothiazide Aurovitas
The active ingredients are olmesartan medoxomil, amlodipine, and hydrochlorothiazide.
Olmesartan/Amlodipine/Hydrochlorothiazide Aurovitas 20 mg/5 mg/12.5 mg film-coated tablets
Each film-coated tablet contains 20 mg of olmesartan medoxomil, 5 mg of amlodipine (as amlodipine besylate), and 12.5 mg of hydrochlorothiazide.
Olmesartan/Amlodipine/Hydrochlorothiazide Aurovitas 40 mg/5 mg/12.5 mg film-coated tablets
Each film-coated tablet contains 40 mg of olmesartan medoxomil, 5 mg of amlodipine (as amlodipine besylate), and 12.5 mg of hydrochlorothiazide.
Olmesartan/Amlodipine/Hydrochlorothiazide Aurovitas 40 mg/10 mg/12.5 mg film-coated tablets
Each film-coated tablet contains 40 mg of olmesartan medoxomil, 10 mg of amlodipine (as amlodipine besylate), and 12.5 mg of hydrochlorothiazide.
Olmesartan/Amlodipine/Hydrochlorothiazide Aurovitas 40 mg/5 mg/25 mg film-coated tablets
Each film-coated tablet contains 40 mg of olmesartan medoxomil, 5 mg of amlodipine (as amlodipine besylate), and 25 mg of hydrochlorothiazide.
Olmesartan/Amlodipine/Hydrochlorothiazide Aurovitas 40 mg/10 mg/25 mg film-coated tablets
Each film-coated tablet contains 40 mg of olmesartan medoxomil, 10 mg of amlodipine (as amlodipine besylate), and 25 mg of hydrochlorothiazide.
The other ingredients are:
Core of the tablet:Microcrystalline cellulose (Grade-101 and Grade-102), pregelatinized corn starch, anhydrous colloidal silica, sodium croscarmellose, lactose, magnesium stearate.
Coating:Partially hydrolyzed polyvinyl alcohol (E1203), titanium dioxide (E171), macrogol 4000, talc, yellow iron oxide (E172), red iron oxide (E172) (only for 20mg/5mg/12.5mg, 40mg/10mg/25mg, and 40mg/10mg/12.5mg); black iron oxide (E172) (only for 20mg/5mg/12.5mg).
Appearance of the product and package contents
Film-coated tablet.
Olmesartan/Amlodipine/Hydrochlorothiazide Aurovitas 20 mg/5 mg/12.5 mg film-coated tablets: [Size: approximately 8 mm]
Film-coated tablets of light orange color, round, biconvex, with the inscription "S1" on one face and smooth on the other face.
Olmesartan/Amlodipine/Hydrochlorothiazide Aurovitas 40 mg/5 mg/12.5 mg film-coated tablets: [Size: approximately 10.5 mm]
Film-coated tablets of light yellow color, round, biconvex, with the inscription "S2" on one face and smooth on the other face.
Olmesartan/Amlodipine/Hydrochlorothiazide Aurovitas 40 mg/10 mg/12.5 mg film-coated tablets: [Size: approximately 10.5 mm]
Film-coated tablets of grayish-red color, round, biconvex, with the inscription "S3" on one face and smooth on the other face.
Olmesartan/Amlodipine/Hydrochlorothiazide Aurovitas 40 mg/5 mg/25 mg film-coated tablets: [Size: approximately 15x7 mm]
Film-coated tablets of light yellow color, oval, biconvex, with the inscription "S4" on one face and smooth on the other face.
Olmesartan/Amlodipine/Hydrochlorothiazide Aurovitas 40 mg/10 mg/25 mg film-coated tablets: [Size: approximately 15x7 mm]
Film-coated tablets of grayish-red color, oval, biconvex, with the inscription "S5" on one face and smooth on the other face.
Package sizes:
Blister pack: 14, 28, 30, 56, 60, 98, and 100 film-coated tablets.
Not all package sizes may be marketed.
Marketing authorization holder and manufacturer
Marketing authorization holder
Aurovitas Spain, S.A.U.
Avenida de Burgos, 16-D
28036 Madrid
Spain
Manufacturer
APL Swift Services (Malta) Limited
HF26, Hal Far Industrial Estate, Hal Far
Birzebbugia, BBG 3000
Malta
Or
Generis Farmacêutica, S.A.
Rua João de Deus, 19
2700-487 Amadora
Portugal
This medicine is authorized in the Member States of the European Economic Area with the following names:
Germany: OlmeAmlodipinHCT PUREN 20 mg/5 mg/12.5 mg - 40 mg/5 mg/12.5 mg - 40 mg/10 mg/12.5 mg - 40 mg/5 mg/25 mg - 40 mg/10mg/25 mg Filmtabletten
Poland: Amolisa HCT
Portugal: Amlodipine + Olmesartan medoxomil + Hydrochlorothiazide Generis
Spain: Olmesartán/Amlodipino/Hidroclorotiazida Aurovitas 20 mg/5 mg/12.5 mg; 40 mg/5 mg/12.5 mg; 40 mg/10 mg/12.5 mg; 40 mg/5 mg/25 mg; 40 mg/10 mg/25 mg; film-coated tablets
Date of the last revision of this leaflet:May 2025
Detailed information about this medicine is available on the website of the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS) (http://www.aemps.gob.es/).