Heart & Vascular Health: Medications

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  • Metoprolol

    Drug
    05/06/08, Healthwise

    If you need to have any type of surgery, you may need to temporarily stop using metoprolol. Be sure the surgeon knows ahead of time that you are using metoprolol.

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  • Diltiazem and enalapril

    Drug
    02/13/04, Healthwise

    Heavy sweating, vomiting, diarrhea, or other causes of fluid loss may lead to very low blood pressure, dizziness, and fainting during therapy with diltiazem and enalapril. Maintain proper fluid intake to prevent dehydration and related adverse effect

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  • Safety Tips When Taking Anticoagulants

    Article
    01/08/09, Healthwise

    Anticoagulants, often called blood thinners, are medicines that slow the clotting of blood. They do not actually thin the blood but increase the time it takes a blood clot to form. Anticoagulants help prevent existing blood clots from bec

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  • Captopril

    Drug
    08/09/07, Healthwise

    Vomiting, diarrhea, or heavy sweating can cause you to become dehydrated. This can lead to very low blood pressure, electrolyte disorders, or kidney failure while you are taking captopril. Drink plenty of water each day while you are taking this medi

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  • Papaverine

    Drug
    02/13/04, Healthwise

    Notify your doctor if you experience especially bothersome sweating, rash, flushing, headache, tiredness, yellowing of your skin, nausea, decreased appetite, diarrhea, or constipation.

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  • Atropine

    Drug
    02/13/04, Healthwise

    Avoid becoming overheated in hot weather. Atropine increases the risk of heat stroke because it causes decreased sweating.

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  • Bosentan

    Drug
    11/06/07, Healthwise

    Your doctor may have you take a pregnancy test before you start using this medicine, to make sure you are not pregnant. You may also be re-tested each month during your treatment.

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  • Amlodipine and atorvastatin

    Drug
    11/09/07, Healthwise

    Before taking amlodipine and atorvastatin, tell your doctor if you have liver problems, heart disease, congestive heart failure, a serious illness or infection, or if you are taking other heart or blood pressure medications.

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  • Bivalirudin

    Drug
    06/06/07, Healthwise

    Bivalirudin is not expected to be harmful to an unborn baby. However, aspirin is usually given with bivalirudin, and aspirin can cause bleeding when it is taken during the last 3 months of pregnancy. Aspirin can also cause side effects in a newborn b

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  • Ranolazine

    Drug
    01/22/08, Healthwise

    Ranolazine is not for use during an acute (emergency) attack of angina. Continue using any other medicines prescribed by your doctor (such as nitroglycerin) to treat acute angina.

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