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

ConclusionsOur findings demonstrated that a community pharmacy-based screening is feasible and attracts the interests of many subjects, improving awareness on their BP status. The screening was also showed to be useful in order to detect potentially uncontrolled and/or suspected new hypertensives, especially among young adults, to refer to general practitioners for confirmatory diagnosis or further evaluation.
Source: Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases - Category: Nutrition Source Type: research