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Dénia reward the hospital for a project to optimize sodium intake in hypertensive patients

21 March 2017 - 09: 08

The prestigious publication mail Pharmaceutical He has awarded the Clinical Pharmacy Area Hospital de Dénia by the project Optimization sodium intake in hypertensive patients treated with analgesics Effervescent, Which he described as "One of the Best Pharmacy Initiatives of the Year 2016" in section Pharmaceutical Care and Health Education.

The Head of Clinical Pharmacy Area Hospital de Dénia, Jaime Poquet and José Manuel del Moral, lead author of the study, explained that "Although considerable efforts are made to reduce sodium intake, in many cases, the large amount contributed by certain effervescent formulations, which can reach 650 mg in some presentations, is obvious".

That is why they conducted a study among 389 patients (of which more than 70% were women), with an average age of 78 years. The results fulfilled the expectations, point out both pharmacists: "Thanks to the replacement recommendations for high-sodium effervescent analgesic therapy, an average reduction of up to 1020 mg was achieved in 37,5 percent of the patients included and, as a consequence, a decrease in the risk of cardiovascular problems This figure represents approximately 50 percent of the recommended daily amount for this type of patient. "

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