ROLE OF PHARMACIST TOWARDS KNOWLEDGE ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE IN COMPLIANCE WITH HYPERTENSION IN NORTH KARANATAKA IN SOUTH INDIAN CITY A BRIEF OVERVIEW

It is well known that the management of hypertension reduces the incidence further complications like myocardial infarction, stroke and vascular complications. Hypertension is a major health problem with individual, soci al and economical consequences. Knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) surveys are important and effective in terms of providing baseline for evaluating intervention programmes . In this brief review the role of pharmacist in hypertension better understand i ng of knowledge attitude and practice towards disease management was assessed . The data cited in this brief review were mainly selected the articles from Medline/ Pub Med. The a rticles associated with Hypertension and Knowledge attitude and practice were ra ndomly selected. The results obtained that pharmacological and non - pharmacological benefits can be achieved through the patient’s understanding of disease, medications & lifestyle modification when the pharmacist provides them with useful practical informa tion , particularly counseling to hypertension . Acknowledgment of the role pharmacist in hypertension would be conducive to better understanding the pathogenesis of hypertension , and provide new insight for improved t reatment