Pharmacist-Led Rx Intervention to Manage Hypertension Saves Lives, Money
Physician's Weekly,
TUESDAY, Nov. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A pharmacist-prescribing intervention to improve blood pressure (BP) control could…
Hypertension (HTN) is the leading preventable cause of death and disability throughout the world. More than 100 million people in the US have HTN, a significant risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and kidney disease. Health care costs associated with HTN in the US alone exceeded $130 billion between 2003 and 2014. Despite affordable medications …
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Hypertension (HTN) is the leading preventable cause of death and disability throughout the world. More than 100 million people…
Pharmacist prescribing for hypertension could save billions and millions of lives, study finds
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If pharmacists had a larger role in prescribing medications to control blood pressure, they could prevent more than 15 million…