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Heart health

Keep the heart healthy.

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Home screening CVD scheme in Cumbria shows promising results

A DHSC-backed home screening scheme achieving high uptake.

17 Feb 2025 , 2 Min Article

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National Cholesterol Month

Calling all pharmacies to the forefront

21 Oct 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Fewer than half of public aware of pharmacy blood pressure checks, NHS warns

New campaign urges over-40s to get their blood pressure checked at their local pharmacy

11 Mar 2024 , 1 Min Article

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ICS works with digital start-up on pharmacist-led hypertension programme

Prescribing pharmacists to offer virtual consultations to help improve hypertension control

27 Feb 2024 , 1 Min Article

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First person: Helping ease the burden of heart failure

Historically community pharmacy hasn’t been actively involved in heart failure management. It’s time for that to change, says pharmacist Jaya Authunuri.

23 Nov 2023 , 6 Min Article

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First prescriptions for heart failure

This module covers medicines used in the management of heart failure.

13 Sep 2023 , 20 Min Module

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CVD deaths increase: Pharmacy has a role to play, says negotiator

Negotiator responds to BHF finding that excess deaths have shot up since pandemic began

23 Jun 2023 , 1 Min Article

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More than half the UK population are destined to end up with a heart or circulatory condition, but earlier intervention from community pharmacy teams could change that.

14 Jun 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Anti-inflammatories reduce heart disease risk in RA

Adding a tumour necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) or sulfasalazine plus hydroxychloroquine to methotrexate reduces heart disease risk in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), says a new study.

15 Jan 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Statin use should be widened says NICE

Draft guidance from NICE recommends that statins should be considered at a lower risk threshold. 

12 Jan 2023 , 2 Min Article

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Shingles increases CV risk

An American study of 205,030 people reports that herpes zoster (HZ) increases the risk of a major cardiovascular event by almost 30 per cent

15 Dec 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Hypertension case-finding in pharmacy

Last year pharmacies in England embarked on hypertension case-finding for their patients.1 Take-up of the NHS Community Pharmacy Blood Pressure Check Service has been rapid.

15 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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