Skip to main content
American Stroke Association
American Stroke Association
  • red symptoms icon Stroke Symptoms
  • Volunteer
  • SHOP
  • DONATE NOW
  • DONATE
  • Search Search
    Search
  • About Stroke
  • Life After Stroke
  • Help and Support
  • Healthy Living
  • Professionals
  • Get Involved
  • In Your Community
  • Stroke Symptoms
  • Volunteer
  • SHOP
  1. Home
  2. Help and Support
  3. Support Group Leader Resources
  4. Lesson Modules
  5. Managing Prescription Medications

Topic 8: Managing Your Prescription Medications

Filling or refilling prescriptions on time and taking medications on schedule or as prescribed, are key to managing health. Start by talking to your health care professional and assuring that they have an accurate profile of your medication use.

  • Presentation (PDF)
  • Discussion Guide (PDF)
  • Medication Tracker (PDF)
  • Medication Adherence Assessment (PDF)

Managing Your Prescription Medications Video:


Written by American Heart Association editorial staff and reviewed by science and medicine advisers. See our editorial policies and staff.

Last Reviewed: Feb 6, 2023

Twitter Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit Pinterest

Email
Print
  • Help and Support

  • Support Group Leader Resources

  • Lesson Modules

  • Preventing Another Stroke

  • Pseudobulbar Affect

  • Incontinence

  • Post-Stroke Depression

  • Personality Changes After Stroke

  • Post-Stroke Pain

  • Managing Spasticity

  • Managing Prescription Medications

Related Articles

Topic 1: Preventing Another Stroke

  • Help and Support

  • Support Group Leader Resources

  • Lesson Modules

  • Preventing Another Stroke

  • Pseudobulbar Affect

  • Incontinence

  • Post-Stroke Depression

  • Personality Changes After Stroke

  • Post-Stroke Pain

  • Managing Spasticity

  • Managing Prescription Medications

Stroke Family Warmline:
1-888-4-STROKE or 1-888-478-7653
Monday-Friday: 8AM-5PM CST
Stroke.org/speakwithus

*All health/medical information on this website has been reviewed and approved by the American Heart Association, based on scientific research and American Heart Association guidelines. Find more information on our content editorial process.

American Heart Association - Full Logo

National Center
7272 Greenville Ave.
Dallas, TX 75231

Customer Service
1-800-AHA-USA-1
1-800-242-8721

Contact Us

Hours
Monday - Friday: 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. CT 
Saturday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. CT
Closed on Sundays

Tax Identification Number
13-5613797

About Us

  • About the American Stroke Association
  • Annual Report
  • AHA Financial Information
  • Careers
  • International Programs
  • Latest Heart and Stroke News
  • AHA/ASA Media Newsroom

Get Involved

  • Donate Now
  • Make a Memorial Gift
  • Ways to Give
  • Advocate
  • Volunteer
  • ShopHeart
  • ShopCPR

Our Sites

  • American Heart Association
  • CPR & ECC
  • Professional Heart Daily
  • More Sites
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Tik Tok
  • YouTube
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest
  • National Health Council
  • Better Business Bureau
  • Charity Navigator
  • Comodo Secure
  • AHA Careers
  • Privacy Policy
  • Medical Advice Disclaimer
  • Copyright Policy
  • Accessibility Statement
  • Ethics Policy
  • Conflict of Interest Policy
  • Linking Policy
  • Whistleblower Policy
  • Content Editorial Guidelines
  • Diversity
  • Suppliers & Providers
  • State Fundraising Notices

©2023 American Heart Association, Inc. All rights reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
The American Heart Association is a qualified 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.
*Red Dress ™ DHHS, Go Red ™ AHA ; National Wear Red Day® is a registered trademark.

×
American Stroke Association

This link is provided for convenience only and is not an endorsement of either the linked-to entity or any product or service.

Proceed