Assessment of a non-physician screening program for hypertension and cardiovascular risk in community pharmacies

The strategic role of prevention in hypertension setting is well known but, with the only exception of annually events promoted by international scientific societies, no other screening campaigns are available. Aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of a non-physician pharmacy-based screening program and to describe the cardiovascular risk and the BP status of participating subjects. .

Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - July 17, 2019 Category: Nutrition Authors: M. Pappaccogli, L. Ravetto Enri, E. Perlo, S. DI Monaco, I. Pignata, F. Baratta, F. Rabbia, M. Mana, F. Veglio, P. Brusa Source Type: research