Atenção farmacêutica no tratamento de pacientes com hipertensão arterial

Abstract

Chronic non-communicable diseases are the cause of high rates of morbidity and mortality in Brazil and in the world, among them one of the most common is Hypertension, characterized by the sustained flow of blood pressure equal to or greater than 140x90 mmHg. For the pharmacological management of pressure, the continuous use of prescribed medications is crucial, and pharmaceutical care in this scenario is of paramount importance, as it is through this strategy that it is possible with the patient; avoid adverse reactions to antihypertensive drugs, increase therapeutic adherence, resolve doubts and blockages that the patient had about his drug therapy. In this context, the present study aims to map the knowledge about pharmaceutical care in the treatment of patients with arterial hypertension. This is an integrative literature review, with a qualitative approach, carried out in five data sources and in an electronic search engine in April and June 2023. Thirteen studies were selected to compose this review and, after being analyzed, the main ones findings were about the importance of pharmaceutical care to patients with hypertension through the applicability of interventions treated for educational actions, strategies that reduce problems related to medications, clarification of doubts, guidance on the rational use of medications, effective remedies, empowerment and education of the patient about his illness, application use, remote monitoring. It is concluded that the pharmacist is an essential non-pharmacological and non-pharmacological agent of hypertensive patients, since he actively contributes to promoting the health of these users.