This morning I am going to consider self-monitoring of BP and its management by pharmacists. In the UK this could form an important part of remote management in PCNs @Shahed__Ahmad @AnastasiaSMihai @OxPrimaryCare @_AliAlbasri @BevGreen6 @StefanoOmboni
1/ There is good quality trial evidence from the US that pharmacists using web enabled digital interventions can manage hypertension successfully working with medics. @BevGreen6 and team showed this in 2008: active and intensive management needed. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18577730/ ">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18577730/...
2/ Further work by Karen Margolis included pharmacist medication titration, longer follow-up (up to 24 months) and automated transmission of readings with further clear benefit:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4311883/">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/artic... https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30646139/ ">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30646139/...
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