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hi I have just reviewed my travel insurance I gave Ischaemic heart disease and taking clopidogrel, aspirin, bisoprolol lansaprazole atorvastatin.i was asked how many medicines does doctor advise to take for high blood pressure? And I answered 1 would this be correct.

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Happyrosie

it’s the combination which, in your case, is the key. Did you ever have high bp?

But as a non-medic non- pharmacist I’d say just Bisoprolol. Why not speak to your dispensing pharmacy?

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Danny462 in reply toHappyrosie

Thanks for your reply no I have never had high bp but had four stents 5 years ago (had angina)

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FakeNews

1. Im like you. Didn’t have high blood pressure pre HA or pre stent. Don’t have high blood pressure now, but still take bisoprolol.

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Ewloe

I take bisoprolol as well as ramipril neither for high blood pressure. ( because of that I’ve struggled in the beginning with an overly low blood pressure). I’m taking them post heart attack cardiac arrest and subsequent arrhythmias and heart muscle damage. The bisoprolol helps protect the heart from adrenaline spikes in your pulse and ramipril helps any scarring on the heart to stay soft helping it to pump more efficiently

When getting travel insurance I put these medications under the treatment for heart attack and left ventricular heart failure.

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kkatz

If you've never have high BP then why do you need to say how many tablets you take ? Where you prescribed the bisoprolol for you heart?I had a similar problem.I was taking Adizem (Diliatazim )for my AF but it can or usually is prescribed for high BP.

As it was prescribed for AF I didn't declare it as a BP medication.

They are a nightmare these Insurance questions.We need an idiots guide.

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Qualipop

If you have never had high BP and the bisopralol is for something else like rate control or heart attack, then your answer is none

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bizzy55

That is correct. Bisoprolol is your only blood pressure tablet. For the sake of a few quid don't quibble with the insurance company. I declared 2 BP tablets and it didn't cost much.

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Mater123 in reply tobizzy55

Hi what company did u use please

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bizzy55 in reply toMater123

I used Gocompare to find the cheapest who were insurefor.com

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