Message from the Advisory Council on Hypertension

A Message for Healthcare Providers
Who Diagnose and Treat Patients with High Blood Pressure
from
The Maryland State Advisory Council on
Heart Disease and Stroke

A "Simple Strategy" to Help Your High Blood Pressure Patients
Achieve and Maintain Recommended Levels of Control

Every single time you give a patient a prescription for a blood pressure medication,
remember to say:

"High blood pressure is a chronic disease. It cannot be cured;"
"This medication will control your high blood pressure when you take it exactly as I have indicated;"
"You must plan ahead to refill your prescription so you do not have to skip any doses."

Watch for Another "Simple Strategy" Next Month

Maryland State Advisory Council On Heart Disease and Stroke

Office of Chronic Disease Prevention 201 W. Preston Street, Room 306 Baltimore Md 21201 410-767-5780

Office of Chronic Disease Prevention
201 W. Preston Street, Room 306
Baltimore Md 21201
410-767-5780