Can you get your blood pressure checked at the chemist?

You can ask for a blood pressure test if you’re worried about your blood pressure at any point. You can get your blood pressure tested at a number of places, including: your local GP surgery. some pharmacies.

Where can I go to get my blood pressure checked?

Where can I get my blood pressure checked?

• By a health care team member at a doctor’s office.
• At a pharmacy that has a digital blood pressure measurement machine.
• With a home blood pressure monitor that you can use yourself.

Where can I get my blood pressure checked Australia?

Where to go for your free blood pressure check. Free blood pressure checks will be available through April in more than 280 locations across Australia including Priceline Pharmacy stores, selected Westfield shopping centres plus Know your numbers sites in Queensland.

What is the most accurate blood pressure test?

Intra-arterial measurement of BP is the most accurate method, capable of giving a continuous picture. Indirect recordings give a rough estimate of intra-arterial pressure but less information about the relationship between individual subjects and their environment.

What happens during a blood pressure check at the pharmacy?

What happens during the Blood Pressure Check? A member of our trained pharmacy team will take your blood pressure in the privacy of a consultation room. Your result will be explained to you and you will be offered any advice and support needed to manage your blood pressure. If appropriate, we may refer you to your doctor.

How can you tell if you have high blood pressure?

The normal level of blood pressure is usually about 120 (systolic) over 80 (diastolic). This would be recorded as 120/80. The only way to know if you have high blood pressure is to get it measured. Most people with high blood pressure will feel fine and not notice any symptoms How does a blood pressure test work?

Why is it important to monitor your blood pressure?

Blood Pressure Monitoring Maintaining healthy blood pressure is important because high blood pressure is a risk factor for diseases such as heart attack, kidney failure and stroke. If your blood pressure is high, it is putting extra strain on your arteries and on your heart. This is also known as hypertension.

Which is the highest number on a blood pressure test?

The top number records blood pressure when the pressure is at its highest as your heart muscle squeezes out the blood from your heart – this is called systolic pressure. Then your heart relaxes, which allows the blood to flow back into your heart – this is called diastolic pressure.