{"id":2523,"date":"2025-04-07T16:13:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T16:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msd-cyprus.com.cy\/en\/?page_id=2523"},"modified":"2025-06-26T08:27:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T08:27:54","slug":"play-an-active-role-in-your-health-care","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.msd-cyprus.com.cy\/en\/patients\/play-an-active-role-in-your-health-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Play an active role in your health care"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"mco-b2-hero-block-block_2f0fb47a9720e00d98504f89db7f6ac7\" class=\"mco-b2-hero-block full mccberg-block\">\n    <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-image-section \">\n                            <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-image-container \">\n                    <picture >\n\t<source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd-cyprus.com.cy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2025\/04\/c-15841.jpg?w=768&#038;quality=70&#038;allow_lossy=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd-cyprus.com.cy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2025\/04\/c-15841.jpg?w=768&#038;quality=70&#038;allow_lossy=1\" >\n<source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1199px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd-cyprus.com.cy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2025\/04\/c-15841.jpg?h=768&#038;quality=80&#038;allow_lossy=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd-cyprus.com.cy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2025\/04\/c-15841.jpg?h=768&#038;quality=80&#038;allow_lossy=1\" >\n<source media=\"(min-width: 1200px) and (max-width: 1919px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd-cyprus.com.cy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2025\/04\/c-15841.jpg?w=1200&#038;quality=80&#038;allow_lossy=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd-cyprus.com.cy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2025\/04\/c-15841.jpg?w=1200&#038;quality=80&#038;allow_lossy=1\" >\n<source media=\"(min-width: 1920px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd-cyprus.com.cy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2025\/04\/c-15841.jpg?w=1920&#038;quality=80&#038;allow_lossy=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd-cyprus.com.cy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2025\/04\/c-15841.jpg?w=1920&#038;quality=80&#038;allow_lossy=1\" >\n\t<img data-src=\"https:\/\/www.msd-cyprus.com.cy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2025\/04\/c-15841.jpg?w=1920&#038;quality=80&#038;allow_lossy=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"eager \" loading=\"eager\" \/>\n<\/picture>                                    <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-image-container-two\">\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-content-section\">\n            <nav class=\"breadcrumbs wrapper text-descriptive\"aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\"><\/nav>            \n                            <h1>Play an active role in your health care<\/h1>\n            \n                            <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-description\"><p>Taking care of your health and medicines can seem overwhelming, but it doesn\u2019t have to be.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Practical tips for patients and caregivers<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>These easy-to-follow tips and information are designed to help you make informed decisions about your health care, optimize your medication management, maximize your doctor&#8217;s visits, and effectively care for yourself as a caregiver. 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