Patient was educated on how to take the ACE inhibitor as follows:
- Take the medication at the same time every day, to avoid forgetting the medication.
- Maintain strict compliance with intake of the medication as ordered, with regards to dosage and frequency, to derive the benefit of the medication.
- Do not change the dose on this medication without consulting your doctor.
- Take a blood pressure reading always before you take the pill. Maintain a log of every day blood pressure reading.
- If the blood pressure is too low, you can defer taking the medication for that dose.
- Notify your doctor, if more of such occurrences are happening, so that, your medication dose could be revised.
- Also, notify your doctor, if your blood pressure continues to be high or if it is getting any worse further.