Pharmacists to improve hypertension management: Guideline concordance from North America to Europe

Hypertension is highly prevalent but remains poorly controlled in Canada, the United States and European countries.1-4 Reasons include clinical inertia, patients’ limited access to health care, lack of awareness or underestimation of the importance of lifestyle factors and nonadherence to blood pressure (BP)–lowering medication.1 Challenges exist at every level of hypertension management, and accordingly, solutions for improving hypertension control rates should be multilevel