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Can Heart Medication Be Taken As A Preventive Measure?

I don t have cardiologist right now. I told my reg. dr. few months ago that I was only taking half of 30mg pill per day and felt I could delete medication. He said to go back to 1 pill a day for safety purposes. If I don t have angina pain now should I take med. as a preventative measure?
Sat, 23 Jun 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Would like to know the name of the drug that you are taking. If you are taking aspirin, is a very low dose and I would not recommend taking it. I would also like to know your age and past medical history. I would not recommend taking preventive therapy if you have no symptoms or cardio-vascular risk factors.


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Can Heart Medication Be Taken As A Preventive Measure?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Would like to know the name of the drug that you are taking. If you are taking aspirin, is a very low dose and I would not recommend taking it. I would also like to know your age and past medical history. I would not recommend taking preventive therapy if you have no symptoms or cardio-vascular risk factors. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.