Key result
A physician-pharmacist collaboration intervention increased hypertension control rates to 43% versus 34% in the control group at 9 months, at a cost of $22.55 per 1 percentage point increase.
Why the study?
Does a physician-pharmacist collaboration improve blood pressure control and is it cost-effective in primary care patients?
RCT (n=625)
Yes
Does a physician-pharmacist collaboration improve blood pressure control and is it cost-effective in primary care patients?
Absolute Event Rate: 43% vs 34%
A physician-pharmacist collaboration effectively lowers blood pressure and improves hypertension control rates in a cost-effective manner among diverse primary care patients.
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Supports team-based hypertension care in primary care; extends RCT evidence for pharmacist collaboration models.
Polgreen et al. (2015) conducted an RCT in Hypertension (n=625). Physician-pharmacist collaboration vs. Control was evaluated on Controlled hypertension. A physician-pharmacist collaboration intervention increased hypertension control rates to 43% versus 34% in the control group at 9 months, at a cost of $22.55 per 1 percentage point increase.
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