Medications work in different ways to keep you healthy:
Aspirin
Prevents blood clots from forming in arteries
ACE-inhibitor or ARB (generic name ends in “–pril” or “–sartan”)
Lowers blood pressure
Anti-platelet drug (generic name has “grel” in the name)
Prevents blood clots from forming in arteries
Beta-blocker (generic name ends in “-lol”)
Lowers heart rate and blood pressure
Statin
Lowers cholesterol