Medication

Common Meds May Not Be Safe for All Heart Patients

Check with your doctor or pharmacist before you take any of these over-the-counter products.

Published: April 21, 2021

HA PIC 4 — If you are watching your sodium intake, be sure to pass on medications with the word “sodium” on the label. “Any product that has sodium in it causes cardiologists to get goosebumps,” Dr. Bruemmer quips.

What’s in your medicine cabinet? You probably have a bottle of pain relievers for that occasional headache or stiff knee. Maybe there’s a bottle of cold medicine you bought when your nose was stuffed up. There’s a good chance you have a box of proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) to prevent heartburn, since these are the best-selling […]