Pharmacy Voice wants commissioners to see how community pharmacy tackles hypertension Community pharmacies in England can enhance the ‘huge volume of work’ they do in the management of hypertension, according to a report by the community pharmacy representative body Pharmacy Voice.…
Blood pressure increasing globally, review finds Blood pressure across the global population increased substantially between 1990 and 2015, according to research looking at the burden of hypertension on populations and its associated mortality and impact on quality of life.…
Ambulatory blood pressure higher than clinic BP, study shows Researchers say 24-hour ambulatory BP monitoring could benefit people with prehypertension following trial of 888 people. …
Better therapy persistence seen with separate antihypertensives than single fixed-dose combinations Patients who take antihypertensive treatment as separate pills are more likely to continue the therapy than those who take it as a single fixed-dose combination, a study shows.…
Four out of five people in the UK have older ‘heart age’ than real age Nearly 80% of people in the UK have an older “heart age” than their real age, new research suggests, putting them at increased risk of cardiovascular disease.…
Fruits and vegetables lower blood pressure and slash medication costs for kidney disease patients The cost of antihypertensive drugs nearly halved when researchers assigned patients to eat alkali-inducing fruit and vegetables.…
Lowered blood pressure target for chronic kidney disease may prevent premature death A blood pressure target below 140/90mmHg for patients with chronic kidney disease who are at risk of cardiovascular disease is safe and may prevent premature death, a study has found.…
Hypertension drugs promote and suppress weight loss simultaneously in obese patients A leaky blood-brain barrier in obese people may explain why hypertension drugs do not lead to weight loss but could point to new obesity treatments, say researchers.…
Beta-blocker eyedrops increase asthma exacerbations The rate of moderate asthma exacerbations increased after patients used non-selective beta-blocker eye drops, study finds.…
Meet the regional finalists of I Love My Pharmacist: Northern England The public has until 21 July 2016 to vote for their favourite regional finalist of the 2016 I Love My Pharmacist Award. The pharmacist with the highest number of votes in each region will then meet with the judging panel who will decide the 2016 champion.…