Arterial stiffness in normotensive and hypertensive subjects: Frequency in community pharmacies.

Background And Objective: Arterial stiffness (AS) is a well-recognized target organ lesion. This study aims to determine: 1) the frequency of AS in community pharmacies; 2) if stiffened subjects identified by brachial oscillometry have more CV risk factors than normal subjects, and 3) the dependence of stiffness on using either age-adjusted values or a fixed threshold.

Patients And Method: Observational, cross-sectional study in 32 community pharmacies of the Valencia Community, between November/2015 and April/2016.

Construction and validation of a model to predict nonadherence to guidelines for prescribing antiplatelet therapy to hypertensive patients.

Objective: To construct and validate a model to predict nonadherence to guidelines for prescribing antiplatelet therapy (NGAT) to hypertensive patients.

Methods: This 3 month prospective study was undertaken in 2007-2009 to determine whether 712 hypertensive patients were or were not being prescribed antiplatelet therapy.

Outcome: NGAT according to clinical guidelines (just for patients in secondary prevention or with Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE) ≥10%).

Magnitude of pharmacological nonadherence in hypertensive patients taking antihypertensive medication from a community pharmacy in Spain.

Background: The most common factor associated with poor control of hypertension is treatment nonadherence to antihypertensive drug therapy. 

Objective: To measure drug nonadherence and associated factors in pharmacologically treated hypertensive patients.

Methods: A prospective observational study was carried out from March 2007 to August 2009 at a community pharmacy in Spain.