Effectiveness of Pharmaceutical Care on Primary Care Patients With Uncontrolled Hypertension

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

301

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

September 30, 2006

Primary Completion Date

August 31, 2008

Study Completion Date

August 31, 2008

Conditions
Hypertension
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Patient follow-up

Dader method, which was developed to provide pharmaceutical care, which consists of seven steps covering the evaluation of services, benefits of interventions, and identification of unexpected occurrences. Its objectives are to improve the patient quality of life.

BEHAVIORAL

Counseling

The pharmacist proceeds the counseling when the patient comes to the pharmacy to take their medicines.

BEHAVIORAL

Drug dispensing

The pharmacist gives the drugs to the patient with the minimum of information necessary to guarantee a safe and effective drug intake.

BEHAVIORAL

pharmacy usual care

The patient receives no information about their medicines in the pharmacy, unless he asks for it.

Trial Locations (1)

Unknown

Mauro Silveira de Castro, Porto Alegre

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre

OTHER

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