What To Expect at Your Health Care Visit About Your Blood Pressure?

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• Recheck BP with your health care professional every year.

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• Recheck BP with your health care professional every 3-6 months.

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• Expect your health care professional to prescribe BP medicine if you have risk factors for a heart attack or stroke.

• If you have risk factors, take BP medicine as prescribed, and see your health care professional every month until your BP is less than 130/80. When your BP is less than 130/80, recheck BP with your health care professional every 3-6 months.

• If you did not have risk factors and were not prescribed BP medicine, recheck BP with your health care professional every 3-6 months.

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• You should be on one or more BP medicines.

• See your health care professional every month until your BP is less than 130/80.

• Expect a new BP medication type or a higher dose if BP remains 130/80 or higher.

• When your BP is less than 130/80, recheck BP with your health care professional every 3-6 months.

• Many people with high BP will require at least two BP medications to reach their goal.

• Several BP medications can be combined into a single pill for convenience.