Detección y prevención de la hipercolesterolemia en los pacientes que acuden a la oficina de farmacia atención farmaceútica

Abstract

Cardiovascular diseases are the first cause of death in developed countries. Among the main risk is hypercholesterolemia, increased blood cholesterol levels above normal values for the general population, for their involvement in the development of atherosclerosis.The objective of this work was to develop a pharmaceutical care plan to guide patients about lifestyle changes, detection of undiagnosed patients and reinforce compliance with treatment through surveys, delivery of newsletters and making controls analytical total cholesterol and triglycerides.The results show that the lack of knowledge of treatment is one of the main causes of the breach and the important role the community pharmacist can develop in this area