The role of pharmacy-based health promotion programs in combating hypertension; the experience of a large community based pharmacy in Greece

• In: D12 - Practitioners' day (part 2) on Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 14:00-16:00
• At: Hyderabad (India) (2011)
• Type: Presentations + Posters
• By: PAPADAKIS, Emmanouil (Community Pharmacy, Chania, Greece)
• Co-author(s): Sharma, R (London School of Pharmacy, London, United Kingdom)
  Panoulas, V (Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom)
  Strimbouli, A (Community pharmacy, Chania, Greece)
  Doudoulakis, A (Community pharmacy, Chania, Greece)
  Kournidaki, S (Community pharmacy, Chania, Greece)
  Marinaki, E (P & A Kyriakou Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece)
  Papadakis, M (St George's University Hospital, London, United Kingdom)
  
• Abstract:

  Background: Epidemiological studies suggest that up to a third of the adult population is hypertensive and the majority of individuals treated do not achieve satisfactory blood pressure (BP) control. To improve BP control the World Health Organisation recommends a partnership between primary health care professionals with the pharmacist having a

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