Pharmaceutical care for hypertensive patients provided within the family health strategy in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
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2013-09
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The aim of Pharmaceutical Care programs is to improve patients’ quality of life, and such programs
are particularly effective in the case of chronic diseases such as hypertension. The objective of this
longitudinal study was to analyze a Pharmaceutical Care model for hypertensive patients receiving
care within the Family Health Strategy (FHS). All patients were being seen by an FHS team affiliated
to a primary healthcare unit in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil. Fourteen patients participated in the study,
with each patient receiving six home visits during the Pharmaceutical Care. Overall, 142 drug-related
problems were reported, the most common concerning the ineffectiveness of treatment (33.8%). A total
of 135 pharmaceutical interventions were performed, 92.6% of which involved pharmacist-patient
communication, with 48.8% of these interventions being implemented. Cardiovascular risk decreased
in three patients and remained unchanged in nine. In hypertensive patients with diabetes, fasting glucose
levels were reduced in six out of nine cases. The Pharmaceutical Care model proposed here was effective
in detecting drug-related problems and in proposing interventions to resolve or prevent these problems.
Consequently, this may have contributed towards improving clinical parameters, such as fasting glucose
levels and cardiovascular risk in hypertensive patients receiving care within the FHS.
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Pharmaceutical care, Primary health care, Hypertension, Atenção farmacêutica, Hipertensão arterial, Atenção primária à saúde
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MARTINS, Bárbara Posse Reis et al. Pharmaceutical care for hypertensive patients provided within the family health strategy in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, São Paulo, v. 49, n. 3, p. 209-217, 2013.