Patient Blood Pressure Better Controlled In Home Monitoring By Pharmacists Than By Traditional Primary Care Office-Based Monitoring

More than 70% of patients with uncontrolled high blood pressure who monitored their vital signs with a telemonitoring device that sent the data to a pharmacist had lower blood pressure readings to healthy levels and better control after six months. Healthy blood pressure levels are lower than 140/90 for the general population, and less than 130/80 for individuals with diabetes or kidney disease. Among those who were telemonitored by a pharmacist, their average blood pressure levels dropped from 148/85 when they started the monitoring to 126/76 six months later. The pharmacist provided additional care management and . . .