Pharmacist intervention in improving hypertension‐related knowledge, treatment medication adherence and health‐related quality of life: a non‐clinical randomized controlled trial

The study evaluated whether a pharmaceutical care intervention can result in better understanding about hypertension, increase medication adherence to antihypertensive therapy and improve overall health‐related quality of life.

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