Physician And Pharmacist Collaboration To Improve Blood Pressure Control

Tuesday, 12 January 2010 00:00

Studies have demonstrated that blood pressure control can be improved when clinical pharmacists assist with patient management.

Studies have demonstrated that blood pressure control can be improved when clinical pharmacists assist with patient management. The objective of this study has been to verify this statement. The study enrolled 402 patients with uncontrolled hypertension. Clinical pharmacists made drug therapy recommendations to physicians based on national guidelines. The mean guideline adherence scores increased from 49.4 at baseline to 53.4 at 6 months (8.1% increase) in the control group and from 40.4 at baseline to 62.8 at 6 months (55.4% increase) in the intervention group. The mean blood pressure decreased 6.8/4.5 mm Hg in the control group and 20.7/9.7 mm Hg in the intervention group. Blood pressure was controlled in 29.9% of patients in the control group and in 63.9% of patients in the intervention group. A physician and pharmacist collaborative intervention achieved significantly better mean BP. Arch Intern Med 2009; 169 (21): 1996-2002.

January 12, 2010


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