Types
Of Drugs For Heart Disease
This article to give one some
ideas of how the drugs one may have been
prescribed work and some of the side effects that one may experience.
Drugs used for heart disease fall into two broad types: those used for
primary prevention, in other words drugs used to prevent coronary
artery disease and correct specific risk factors such as high
cholesterol, and those used for secondary prevention, to treat existing
symptoms of heart disease such as angina. Over the past few years a
number of very effective drugs aimed at secondary prevention have made
an appearance. These are making a real difference in helping people
with heart disease to stay healthier for longer and can sometimes
actually reverse some of the symptoms of disease.
Within
these broad types there are numerous different drugs, which may
seem confusing, but most of them fall into a few well-defined
categories. Although the drugs in each category work in broadly similar
ways there are often subtle differences in action between them.
How well a particular type of drug works
depends on several factors
including your age, gender, weight and any other health problems one
might have. Doctors will take these into account in trying to prescribe
a medication which is most suited to one's needs.
When thinking
of side effects it is vital to bear in mind that any
substance which is chemically active have side effects. In the case of
any particular drug the doctor will try to weigh the benefits for one's
heart against the disadvantages of any potentially harmful effects.
'All drugs
can have minor side effects,' says Belinda Linden, nurse
adviser to the BHF.'It does not necessarily mean that they are harmful
or should not be taken.This may not only be advisable when side effects
are severe or if the doctor feels that the risks of the side effects
outweigh the benefit of the drug.'
It can be
alarming to read long lists of side effects, but it is worth
bearing in mind that they do not affect everybody and that many subside
once one's body has become acclimatized to the drug.
Some side effects are a nuisance rather
than serious and can be treated
by simple self-help methods. Constipation, for instance, is a side
effect of many heart drugs, but can often be solved simply by eating
more fruit and vegetables and drinking lots of fluids.
If one have
benn prescribed a particluar drug which is not suitable and
is causing one unacceptable side effects, do not just grin and bear it
- return and consult one's doctor if he or she can prescribe something
else.
By: CCL
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