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Roundtable: High Blood Pressure
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Experts Talk About: Medication Costs
Dr. Roccella: With so many options available today, should the cost of medicines be a problem?
Ms. Houston Miller: Cost, in most cases, should not be a problem. Many of these blood pressure medications have been used for a number of years and have low-cost generic versions available. Still, let your health care provider know if cost is an issue because when prescribing drugs, we can choose drugs that are going to be less expensive.
Dr. Black: The worst thing to do would be to not tell your health care provider that you cannot afford what he or she has just written for you and then just simply not take it.
Ms. Houston Miller: Exactly.
Dr. Black: The conscientious health care provider is going to work around it. Right now, just about every class of drugs, with one or two exceptions, has a generic version. It is important to understand that when we set up a regimen to meet a goal it may be necessary to sometimes have two or three drugs, or even more, to get there...and that stroke and a heart attack and kidney disease are pretty expensive also.
Click these links to read more from Sister to Sister’s Expert Roundtable on High Blood Pressure:
Introduction
Blood Pressure Basics
Symptoms & Screening
Treatment Benefits
Treatment Options
Drug Side Effects
Drug Interactions
Medication Costs
Prehypertension
Aging's Impact
High-Risk Groups
Future Goals
Heart Health Risk Assessment
