To mark World Heart Day on 29 September, this digital event spotlighted the critical role pharmacists played in preventing, detecting, and managing hypertension—a leading cause of cardiovascular disease worldwide. Expert speakers explored the latest hypertension guidelines, multidisciplinary approaches, and the evolving scope of pharmacy practice, showcasing how pharmacists could improve adherence, continuity of care, and patient outcomes. The session also launched the new FIP publication “Hypertension Pharmacy Toolkit”, offering practical tools to support pharmacy teams in delivering evidence-based, people-centred care. The event reframed pharmacy’s role in hypertension prevention and care.
Reframing pharmacy’s role in hypertension prevention and care
