Blood Pressure Lowering Ability and Safety of an Olmesartan and Amlodipine Based Treatment Regimen in Patients With Stage I and Stage II Hypertension

Inclusion Criteria

• •Males or females greater than or equal to 18 years of age
• •Patients with a mean seated systolic blood pressure (MSSBP) greater than or equal to 140 mm Hg but less than or equal to 199 mm Hg or a mean seated diastolic blood pressure (MSDBP) greater than or equal to 90 mm Hg and less than or equal to 109 mm Hg, following a period of taking only placebo
• •Patients with a mean daytime (8AM-4PM) systolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 135 mm Hg and less than or equal to 199 mm Hg and a mean daytime diastolic blood pressure less than or equal to 109 mm Hg as measured by an ambulatory blood pressure monitoring device (ABPM), after a period of taking only placebo
• •If female, must have negative serum pregnancy test at screening and be either post-menopausal (greater than or equal to 1 year), had a hysterectomy or tubal ligation at least 6 months before consent or if of childbearing potential, must practice approved measures of birth control throughout study