ROLE OF THE PHARMACIST IN MANAGING HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE OF HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS IN PRIMARY CARE UNITS

JÚLIO EDUARDO PEREIRA DE SOUZA; EMERSON SILVA; NEIL FERREIRA NOVO; MARINA TIEMI SHIO

doi:10.22159/ajpcr.2020.v13i11.38406

Authors

JÚLIO EDUARDO PEREIRA DE SOUZA Associação Saúde da Família - Coordenação Regional Sul – Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7963-5249
EMERSON SILVA Post-Graduation Program in Health Sciences, Santo Amaro University, São Paulo, Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7388-6127
NEIL FERREIRA NOVO Professor, Universidade Santo Amaro – UNISA – Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7903-8156
MARINA TIEMI SHIO Post-Graduation Program in Health Sciences, Santo Amaro University, São Paulo, Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2494-6816

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2020.v13i11.38406

Keywords:

Pharmaceutical care, Pharmaceutical consultation, Intervention, non-communicable diseases, Hypertension, Polypharmacy

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of pharmaceutical care on the control of high blood pressure (BP) in hypertensive patients.

Methods: The study included thirty hypertensive patients from primary or secondary healthcare located in the south of São Paulo, Brazil.

Results: The majority of patients was aged over 60 years (68.75%), non-smokers (90%), non-alcoholics (93.33%), did not practice physical activities (93.33%), and presented comorbidities and polypharmacy. The most common drug-related problems were drug-drug interactions, missed doses, incorrect frequency or time of administration, incorrect patient administration technique, and self-medication. The interventions used during the pharmaceutical consultations (PC) were based on the organization of medicines with tools such as a pillbox organizer (84.38%). A significant improvement in BP control (p<0.05) was observed when comparing BP measurements before and after the PC; however, the number of PCs did not influence the BP reduction.

Conclusion: Patient guidance and a simple intervention favor better patient understanding of medication administration schedules.

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Author Biography

JÚLIO EDUARDO PEREIRA DE SOUZA, Associação Saúde da Família - Coordenação Regional Sul – Brazil.

1 - Master degree student, Santo Amaro University – UNISA – Brazil

2 - Technical Adviser, Associação Saúde da Família - Coordenação Regional Sul – Brazil

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