# Tips for Taking Blood Pressure Medicines As Directed

High blood pressure (hypertension) is one of the leading causes of heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, and death in the United States. One major cause of poor blood pressure control is not taking medications at the right time and in the right amount. But you can take steps to help you or your loved ones stick to the ‘script! Watch this animated video to learn how.

Download free tip sheets and tools to help control high blood pressure by taking medications as directed at MillonHearts.hhs.gov.

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- Kind: Short
- Year: 2017
- Runtime: 1 min
- By: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tips_for_Taking_Blood_Pressure_Medicines_As_Directed.webm)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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