Publication at Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové |
2012
Abstract
High prevalence of arterial hypertension performs severe health problem in developed countries and in many patients hypertension is not early detected and started an adequate treatment. Poor treatment compensation of diseases related to hypertension is in many cases associated with a high degree of non-adherence to therapy.
Experience show progress in this situation by force of pharmacy counselling services and screening focused on patients with hypertension. This paper presents current state of blood pressure measurement in a sample of Czech pharmacies and authors discuss potential development and limits of this professional activity in pharmacies.