conducted in urban areas of the five geographical regions of Brazil, the prevalence of self-reported hypertension in the country is 23.7% (95% confidence interval, CI, 22.8-24.6), with a greater predominance in the elderly (>60 years old) (59.0%). The access to hypertension drug therapy is greater in the South and lower in the Midwest and Northeast regions; 56% of these therapies were provided by the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS), 16% by the Popular Pharmacy Program (Programa Farmácia Popular), and 2.3% by other sources.Although the management of systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) is easily achieved in primary health care, hypertension control rates are still low (18.