Heart Failure: Taking Medicines Properly: Where To Go From Here

Heart Failure: Taking Medicines Properly
Introduction
What do medicines do for heart failure?
Why is it important to take your medicines properly?
How can you take your medicines properly?
Where to go from here
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Where to go from here

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Now that you have read the information on taking your medicines properly for heart failure, you are ready to develop your system for taking your medicines properly.

For more information on nonprescription medicines, see:

Heart failure: Avoiding medicines that make symptoms worse.

Talk with your doctor

If you have questions about this information, take it with you when you visit your doctor. You may want to use a highlighter to mark areas or make notes in the margins of the pages where you have questions.

If you don't have a medicine plan already, schedule a time with your doctor to develop one.

If you would like more information on taking your medicines properly, the following resource is available:

Organization

American Heart Association (AHA)
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231
Phone:	1-800-AHA-USA1 (1-800-242-8721)
Web Address:	www.americanheart.org

Call the American Heart Association (AHA) to find your nearest local or state AHA group. AHA can provide brochures and information about support groups and community programs, including Mended Hearts, a nationwide organization whose members visit people with heart problems and provide information and support. AHA's Web site also has information on physical activity, diet, and various heart-related conditions.

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Last updated:	August 25, 2008
Author:	Robin Parks, MS
Reviewed By:	Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine, Robert A. Kloner, MD, PhD - Cardiology
Editors:	Marianne Flagg, Terrina Vail

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