Home + pharmacist BP telemonitoring found successful

"We conclude that BP telemonitoring and pharmacist case-management was safe and effective for improving BP control compared with usual care during 12 months; and improved BP in the intervention group was maintained for 6 months following the intervention," they said.

"We plan future analyses that will take into account indirect costs during 18 months and long-term cost savings from averting hypertension-related events," they added.

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