Effect of Pharmaceutical Care Program on Hypotension-A Meta Analysis / 中国药房

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of pharmaceutical care (PC) program on hypotension. METHODS: The pertinent literature from January 1999 to February 2008 was retrieved from Medline, EMBASE, Cochrane, CNKI, CBM and other databases, and the randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with the intervention measures of PC were collected. The literature retrieving and screening were done respectively by 2 statistical clerks. A meta-analysis of the data was conducted by using the Review Manager 4.2 software. RESULTS: A total of 5 RCTs with 585 hypertension patients were included in this Meta analysis. Compared with the control group, the PC program intervention group had significantly lower systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) after follow-up; and the SBP and DBP had a much better improvement in the intervention group than in the control group. CONCLUSION: The high blood pressure can be effectively controlled by carrying out the PC program such as medication consultation and health education etc in hypertensive patients.