Safe and Effective Cold and Flu Medication for People with High Blood Pressure

The American Heart Association

If you are one of the 50 million Americans who suffer from high blood pressure, you may unknowingly be putting yourself at risk every time you reach into your medicine cabinet for an over-the-counter (OTC) cold or flu medication. That's because most OTC cold and flu products contain decongestants, which can raise your blood pressure.

In fact, the American Heart Association recognizes that decongestants have been reported to increase blood pressure, and even interfere with blood pressure medications. But, there is a solution.......Coricidin HBP ® cold and flu products.

Coricidin HBP ® products are specially formulated for people who have high blood pressure. They provide safe and effective cough, cold and flu relief....and they're decongestant-free, so they won't raise your blood pressure. And Coricidin HBP ® offers a line of products to meet hypertension sufferer's specific cold and flu needs.

Coricidin HBP ® Cold & Flu Tablets

- Antihistamine, Pain Reliever, Fever Reducer

- Temporarily relieve minor aches, pains and headache, and reduce the fever associated with colds or flu. Coricidin HBP ® Cold & Flu Tablets also temporarily relieve sneezing, runny nose and itchy, watery eyes due to the common cold, hay fever or other respiratory allergies.

Coricidin HBP ® Cough & Cold Tablets

- Antihistamine, Cough Suppressant

- Temporarily relieve coughs due to minor throat irritations as may occur with a cold. - - Temporarily relieve sneezing, runny nose and itchy, watery eyes due to the common cold, hay fever or other respiratory allergies.

Coricidin HBP ® Night-Time Cold & Flu Tablets

- Antihistamine, Pain Reliever, Fever Reducer
- Helps you get a good night's sleep by temporarily relieving minor aches, pains, headache, sore throat and fever associated with a cold or flu. Temporarily relieve sneezing, runny nose and itchy, watery eyes due to the common cold, hay fever or other upper respiratory allergies.

If you have high blood pressure, consult your doctor before taking any over-the-counter medications. And be certain to read the label on all OTC medications to make sure that they don't contain ingredients which may further raise blood pressure or interfere with its treatment

To help educate hypertension sufferers on how to make their medicine cabinets "high blood pressure friendly," Schering-Plough HealthCare Products, the maker of Coricidin HBP ® products, and the American Heart Association have developed a wallet card which lists types and specific examples of OTC medications that should generally be avoided by hypertensive patients.

To order your FREE wallet card, "High Blood Pressure & OTC Medications," write to Coricidin HBP ® at P.O. Box 6336, Young America, MN 55558-6336.

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