Hypertension

Sleeping tablets linked to increased antihypertensive use

Older adults with hypertension who take sleeping tablets are more likely to receive an increased number of antihypertensive medicines over time, study results have shown.…

FDA approves new generic valsartan to address shortages

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new generic valsartan to help relieve recent shortages of the medicine.…

NICE proposes lowering threshold for blood pressure treatment

Thousands more people could be eligible for blood pressure treatment under new National Institute for Health and Care Excellence draft guidance.…

More blood pressure services should be commissioned through community pharmacy, says Company Chemists’ Association

More blood pressure services should be commissioned through community pharmacy to support goals set out in the ‘NHS Long-Term Plan’, the Company Chemists’ Association has said.…

Exercise may be as effective as medicines in hypertension

Exercise interventions are as effective in reducing systolic blood pressure as many antihypertensive medicines in people with hypertension, according to the results of a network meta-analysis published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.…

Major study boosts knowledge of blood pressure genetics

A study has found over 500 genetic regions, known as loci, that are associated with blood pressure characteristics and researchers say the information could enable high-risk individuals to be targeted earlier for hypertension prevention.…

Long-term maintenance interventions needed for sustained blood pressure control

Research has shown that the benefits of a pharmacist-led intensive telemonitoring protocol for blood pressure (BP) control lasted for up to a year after the end of the intervention.…

Triple combination antihypertensive pill effective for blood pressure control

A fixed-dose triple combination antihypertensive pill was more effective at controlling blood pressure than usual care, the results of a randomised trial in Sri Lanka show…

Raised blood pressure in middle age increases risk of dementia

Researchers have found that a systolic blood pressure of 130mmHg or above at age 50 years is associated with an increased risk of dementia.…

Pharmacy involvement in care of hypertensive patients could reduce GP workload, study finds

Over 95% of patients with hypertension could be followed up by pharmacists without the need for them to be referred to their GP, according to results from a cross-sectional study of patients with hypertension presenting to community pharmacy.…