Olmesartan medoxomil 2 mg/mL oral suspension
- Concentration
- 2 mg/mL
- Batch
- 200 mL
- From
- 20 × 20 mg tablets
- Vehicles named
- Ora-Plus, Ora-Sweet, Purified water
- Container
- amber polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle
The label's instructions
Preparation of Suspension (for 200 mL of a 2 mg/mL suspension) Add 50 mL of Purified Water to an amber polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle containing twenty Benicar 20 mg tablets and allow to stand for a minimum of 5 minutes. Shake the container for at least 1 minute and allow the suspension to stand for at least 1 minute. Repeat 1-minute shaking and 1-minute standing for four additional times. Add 100 mL of ORA-Sweet ® and 50 mL of ORA-Plus ®* to the suspension and shake well for at least 1 minute. The suspension should be refrigerated at 2-8°C (36-46°F) and can be stored for up to 4 weeks. Shake the suspension well before each use and return promptly to the refrigerator. * ORA-Sweet ® and ORA-Plus ® are registered trademarks of Paddock Laboratories, Inc.
Quoted verbatim from the Dosage and Administration section of the FDA label for Benicar, version 1, effective 2025-09-23. Open the label on DailyMed. 69 current labels for this drug carry these instructions.
Storage and beyond-use date
| Storage | BUD | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Refrigerated | 28 days | Storage and duration as the FDA label states them. |
- “The suspension should be refrigerated at 2-8°C (36-46°F) and can be stored for up to 4 weeks.”
Only the storage conditions the source covers are listed. Use the BUD assistant for other cases. The BUD may not be later than any component's expiration date. Verify against the current official USP chapter.
Ingredient checks
No FDA compounding list or NIOSH flags for the active ingredient.
Source
FDA label (Benicar), Dosage and Administration.
For licensed clinicians. Use with clinical judgment.