Abstract
Hypertension is well recognized as an important health risk factor. Adherence to medication is criticallyimportant for controlling blood pressure and reducing associated risk of cardiovascular complications inpatients with hypertension. Patient counseling is instructing the patient about various aspects of prescribedmedicines like; how to take, how long to take, what to avoid, precautions, common side effects, storage& any other relevant information about the illness. In order to achieve pharmaceutical care, pharmacistsprovide individualized care to patients. Hypertensive patients can benefit from interventions that focus onimproving knowledge and adherence to drug treatment. Therefore, this study aims to assess the impact ofan educational intervention provided to hypertensive patients from rural and urban areas in a tertiary carehospital by clinical pharmacists with the objective of improving their knowledge on hypertension and theiradherence to the medication prescribed.
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