The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 280 No 7500 p529
3 May 2008

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Updated practice guidance on hypertension published

Updated practice guidance for community pharmacists on how to help patients to manage their hypertension has been published by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and is distributed with this week’s Journal.

The guidance now reflects recent recommendations from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence and pharmacists’ wider clinical role.

Heidi Wright, the Society’s head of practice, said: “As the role of pharmacy expands and pharmacists play more of an active role in screening and diagnostic testing, such as vascular checks, it is important to ensure that professional guidance is relevant and robust. This guidance signposts community pharmacists to resources they can use and puts the information into an easy and readable format.”

The guidance is also available on the Society’s website from 3 May 2008 or by calling 020 7572 2412. It was developed in association with the National Prescribing Centre.