Pharmaceutical care program for elderly patients with uncontrolled hypertension

Capacitação e intervenções de técnicos de farmácia na dispensação de medicamentos em Atenção Primária à Saúde

“…The inadequate use of medications and difficulty understanding the prescribed posology were among the most frequently identified problems by the pharmacy technicians, which is similar to data reported in previous studies conducted in Brazil [13][14][15][16][17] . Similarities in the packaging of different medications, reduced vision among elderly individuals, illiteracy, an inability to understand the writing of the prescribing physician or the abbreviations employed and complex therapeutic protocols involving different administration times are among the factors that contribute to confusion with regard to the use of medications 18 .…”

Economic Evaluation of a Pharmaceutical Care Program for Elderly Diabetic and Hypertensive Patients in Primary Health Care: A 36-Month Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

“…[14][15][16][17] Previous studies have verified that pharmaceutical care is useful for achieving adequate disease control for diabetes mellitus and hypertension in elderly patients. [18][19][20][21][22] However, to the authors' knowledge, most of the published studies have focused on the clinical outcomes of pharmaceutical care, and few studies have reported the economic cost and cost-effectiveness of pharmaceutical care. The few studies that evaluated the economic cost and cost-effectiveness of pharmaceutical care for diabetes and hypertension management were of short duration; 14,15,17,23,24 were performed in developed countries; [14][15][16][17] and did not focus on the elderly population.…”

“…36,37 The addition of a pharmacist to the health care team can improve the possibility of achieving desired clinical outcomes through the identification and resolution of drug therapy problems. 18,19 The identification and resolution of drug therapy problems increase the consumption of some health care services and drugs. [14][15][16] For example, in the present study, several patients had elevated LDL cholesterol levels when considering their 10-year risk score for coronary heart disease, but these patients were not using a statin at baseline.…”

Pharmaceutical Care for hypertensive patients provided within the Family Health Strategy in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil

“…A recent study conducted in Goiás between 2000 and 2008 showed that 17.2% of hospitalizations occurred as a result of cardiovascular conditions that could have been resolved at primary level (Batista et al, 2012). Therefore, Pharmaceutical Care may represent an important tool within the FHS, benefitting patients with hypertension by controlling their blood pressure (Castro et al, 2006;Lyra Júnior et al, 2008;Morgado et al, 2011;Obreli-Neto et al, 2011, Aguiar et al, 2012b, improving adherence to antihypertensive drugs (Souza et al, 2007;Aguiar et al, 2012b) and optimizing metabolic control of carbohydrates and lipids (Kicklighter et al, 2006;Correr et al, 2011;Obreli-Neto et al, 2011).…”