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Questions to Ask Your Doctor or Nurse: Combination Isosorbide Dinitrate and Hydralazine Pills

Question: I am African American. Am I on pills with a combination of isosorbide dinitrate and hydralazine?

Reason for asking this question: Research shows that pills with a combination of isosorbide dinitrate and hydralazine can help African Americans feel better, stay out of the hospital and live longer. This type of medicine should be considered in addition to other heart failure medicines. So it is important for you to ask you doctor of nurse if you are taking pills with a combination of isosorbide dinitrate and hydralazine.

Question: I am not African American. Can pills with a combination of isosorbide dinitrate and hydralazine help me?

Reason for asking this question: Pills with a combination of isosorbide dinitrate and hydralazine were tested in a special study that included only people who considered themselves African American. However, the pills may also benefit non-African Americans. If you still have heart failure symptoms despite taking all of your medicines as prescribed, your doctor may consider prescribing the combination of isosorbide dinitrate and hydralazine for you.