@article{G_D_2014, title={BENEFITS OF CLINICAL PHARMACISTS PHARMACEUTICAL CARE INTERVENTION TO QUALITY OF PATIENT’S LIFE AND CONTROL HYPERTENSION}, volume={7}, url={https://journals.innovareacademics.in/index.php/ajpcr/article/view/2687}, abstractNote={<p>Hypertension is a clinical condition of persistent raised arterial pressure, primarily due to increased vascular resistance in the systemic<br />circulation. The main aim of this study was to investigate the benefits of clinical pharmacists’ pharmaceutical care and treatment is, therefore,<br />to prevent the damage to vital organs that cause clinical symptoms and increase mortality of the patients with hypertension. A cross-sectional<br />prospective, randomized, controlled study was carried out in private hospitals in Tamil Nadu. Patients were asked six questions to understand<br />about clinical pharmacist general communication and pharmaceutical care toward patients while buying. Out of 100 patients said 59% of the<br />pharmacist always explains the things in an easy and understandable way to the patients, 62% of the staffs always show courtesy and average<br />61% always does care for the patients. In health and medicine related communication and counseling 48% of the staff talks to the patients about<br />their health and the problems they are facing, and 50% of the pharmacist speaks to the patients about any side-effects; they are facing on taking<br />the medicine. 55% of the staffs explain the new medicines in the prescription, and 53% explains the do’s and dont’s while taking the medicine<br />and 54% explains the precautions to be taken if they face any side-effects. Average 52% answers are toward always and 35% says sometimes,<br />13% never interact with the patients. Over perception about the clinical pharmacists, 60% of the patients rated as good, 28% rated average and<br />12% of the people rated as poor.</p><p>Keywords: Hypertension, Clinical pharmacy, Clinical pharmacists, Pharmaceutical care</p>}, number={4}, journal={Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research}, author={G, KARTHIKEYAN and D, RANGANAYAKULU}, year={2014}, month={Sep.}, pages={223–226} }