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Mylan launches first Benicar, Benicar HCT generics
HERTFORDSHIRE, England and PITTSBURGH — Mylan on Friday announced the launch of its generics of Benicar (olmesartan medoxomil) and Benicar HCT (olmesartan medoxomil hydrochlorothiazide) tablets.The launch marks the first for a generic of Benicar, a hypertension drug, and Benicar HCT, a drug to lower cholesterol not indicated for initial therapy of hypertension, which have a combined market size of $1.8 billion, according to IMS Health data for the 12 months ended Aug. 31.