[Clinicians] FW: Pharmacist-Physician Collaboration Improves Blood Pressure, Study Finds

[Shannon Kolman]

Hello CHAMPS Clinicians' Listserv Members,

 

I thought this was a very interesting abstract that you may be
interested in.

 

Happy Holidays!

 

Shannon Kolman, MBA

Clinical Programs Director

Community Health Association of Mountain Plains States (CHAMPS)
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Ph: 303-861-5165 ext. 236

 

The mission of CHAMPS is to provide opportunities for education and
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ND, SD, UT, WY) Community Health Centers so we can better serve our
patients and communities.

 

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December 15, 2009

 

Pharmacist-Physician Collaboration Improves Blood Pressure, Study Finds

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Clinical pharmacists' medication therapy recommendations for patients
with uncontrolled hypertension to the patients' community-based
physicians resulted in controlled blood pressure for 63.9% of
intervention group patients, compared to 29.9% of control group
patients, according to a study published in the November 23, 2009,
Archives of Internal Medicine.1

 

"The intervention pharmacists made 771 recommendations, of which 742
(96.2%) were accepted by physicians," the study found. Of the 1,139
documented antihypertensive medication changes, 49.3% were for new
medications, 29.2% were for increasing medication dosages, 17.1% were
for stopping current medications, and 4.3% were for decreasing
medication dosages.

 

The study enrolled 402 patients at six Iowa medical offices and was
conducted over six months. The pharmacists involved in the study held
doctor of pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degrees, and had completed a pharmacy
residency in primary care.

 

An abstract of the study is available at
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/169/21/1996?home
<http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/169/21/1996?home> 

 

1.  Carter BL, Ardery G, Dawson JD et al. Physician and pharmacist
collaboration to improve blood pressure control. Arch Intern Med. 2009;
169: 1996-2002.

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