A patient has taken five or six nitroglycerin tablets a day to prevent chest pain for more than 2 years. His health care provider has recommended that he decrease the amount of medication he takes a day to no more than three tablets
How should the patient reduce his medication? 1. Stop taking the medication all at once.
2. Take one fewer tablet every 2 months.
3. Gradually cut down over a period of time.
4. Take the medication once a week.
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A person using a nitrate for a long period of time should gradually cut down the amount taken to avoid causing more anginal attacks, which may happen if the drug is stopped suddenly.
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