Category list : Hypertension
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Patients do not prefer GP over pharmacist for hypertension management, study finds
Patients are just as happy to have their hypertension managed by a pharmacist as by their GP, a study in the British Journal of General Practice has shown.
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Low vitamin D status in early life linked to future high blood pressure Subscription
Children with persistently low plasma vitamin D levels at birth and in early childhood have an increased risk of elevated systolic blood pressure later in childhood, research has suggested.
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Over 25% of hypertensive patients not taking their medicines as directed, research finds
One in four patients with hypertension are either partially or fully non-adherent to their medication, according to research published in the British Journal of General Practice.
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Pharmacists must identify and treat the missing millions with hypertension Subscription
Research shows that pharmacists can successfully support the 8 million people in England thought to have undiagnosed and untreated hypertension. But they cannot do it without a change in the community pharmacy contract.
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Sleeping tablets linked to increased antihypertensive use Subscription
Older adults with hypertension who take sleeping tablets are more likely to receive an increased number of antihypertensive medicines over time, study results have shown.
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FDA approves new generic valsartan to address shortages
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new generic valsartan to help relieve recent shortages of the medicine.
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NICE proposes lowering threshold for blood pressure treatment
Thousands more people could be eligible for blood pressure treatment under new National Institute for Health and Care Excellence draft guidance.
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More blood pressure services should be commissioned through community pharmacy, says Company Chemists’ Association
More blood pressure services should be commissioned through community pharmacy to support goals set out in the ‘NHS Long-Term Plan’, the Company Chemists’ Association has said.
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Exercise may be as effective as medicines in hypertension Subscription
Exercise interventions are as effective in reducing systolic blood pressure as many antihypertensive medicines in people with hypertension, according to the results of a network meta-analysis published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
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Major study boosts knowledge of blood pressure genetics Subscription
A study has found over 500 genetic regions, known as loci, that are associated with blood pressure characteristics and researchers say the information could enable high-risk individuals to be targeted earlier for hypertension prevention.
