Hypertension drug containing ‘olmesartan’ was taken safety actions(?)

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety(hereinafter referring to MFDS) has begun to distribute safety letters to domestic medical and consumer associations about ‘olmesartan,’ a substance used for hypertension.

As the French National Agency for Medicines and Health Products Safety(ANSM) decided to remove drugs containing ‘olmesartan’ from its list due to lacking in efficacy and risks of having i...