Hypertension

Hypertension Clinic

Our virtual or hybrid pharmacist led Hypertension clinic deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and management of high blood pressure. It is important that you have your blood pressure checked once every 5 years, although an annual check-up is preferable. If your blood pressure is found to be higher than the recommended level (140/90) then we may ask you to make some lifestyle changes or may also start you on some medicines to help control your blood pressure.

Services available in our clinic include specialist advice on high blood pressure in pregnancy, informal information and support sessions for patients, lifestyle advice and goal setting based on the latest research, access to cardiovascular risk assessment and necessary investigations, concordance evaluation. If your blood pressure is very difficult to control, we may suggest referral to the hospital, but it is important to remember that most people with high blood pressure can be managed effectively in the community by trained healthcare practitioners. We also do a medication review and medicine optimisation of any prescribed medication. We do follow-up and monitoring regularly to monitor progress and adjust the treatment plan as needed.