Do you keep forgetting to take your medication? If so, here are some suggestions to help you remember from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute...

Put a pictured of yourself on the refrigerator of with a post-it-note saying, Remember to take your medication.

Keep your medication on the night stand next to your bed.

Take your pills right after brushing your teeth and keep them with your toothbrush.

Ask a friend to leave a reminder on your answering machine and don't erase it.

Put your medicine in a weekly pillbox.

Establish a buddy system with a friend and arrange to call each other every day.

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