Guía de actuación para el farmacéutico comunitario en pacientes con hipertensión arterial y riesgo cardiovascular. Documento de consenso
- Sabater-Hernández, Daniel
- De la Sierra, Alejandro
- Bellver-Monzó, Otón
- División, Juan Antonio
- Gorostidi, Manuel
- Perseguer-Torregosa, Zencida
- Segura, Julián
- Tous, Salvador
ISSN: 1885-8619
Year of publication: 2011
Volume: 3
Issue: 2
Pages: 69-83
Type: Article
More publications in: Farmacéuticos comunitarios
Abstract
Arterial hypertension (AH) is an important health-related problem, asresponsible for an important part of cardiovascular disorders. Moreover, AH is related to the development and progression of organ damage, which has indeed a negative influence in the cardiovascular prognosis of the individual. In Spain, AH is a frequent condition, affecting about 10 millions of the adult population. Due to their accessibility and specific background on drug management, the community pharmacist could play a key role in the detection and follow-up of the hypertensive patient. To date, several guidelines on hypertension management have been released, although almost invariably have been addressed to the medical community. However, it has become more evident the need for a global management of hypertension and cardiovascular risk with the participation of several health-care providers, such as pharmacists and nurses, with the aim of improving cardiovascular prevention and the quality of life of subjects affected. The present document, particularly addressed to the community pharmacist, is intended to provide current knowledge with the aim of a better shared management of patients with hypertension and cardiovascular risk. The present document pretends to serve as a tool for currently developed programs supporting the involvement of the community pharmacy in the care of patients with hypertension and cardiovascular risk. The document has been developed after a consensus between members from the Spanish Society of Hypertension, the Spanish Society of Community Pharmacy and the Research Group on Pharmaceutical Care from the University of Granada.