The pharmacy blood pressure monitor is a personal measuring tool that does not necessarily require the assistance of a doctor. Having a blood pressure monitor at home is recommended to monitor your blood pressure on a daily basis and to communicate it to a health professional.

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A blood pressure monitor is a measuring device that measures blood pressure. That is to say the pressure of the blood circulating in the arteries. This measurement can be taken by a healthcare professional or by oneself (self-blood pressure monitor). It measures blood pressure and thus detects cases of excessive tension.

Blood pressure monitors are class IIa medical devices . They must bear the CE mark and be clinically validated using a protocol established by the European Society for Arterial Hypertension (ESH).

Why buy a blood pressure monitor?

When it is well chosen, the blood pressure monitor is a practical and reliable tool that does not necessarily require the assistance of a doctor. Having a blood pressure monitor at home is recommended to monitor your blood pressure on a daily basis and to communicate it to a health professional. Discover our article on "Blood pressure, what is it?" " to know more.

How to choose your blood pressure monitor?

• Reliability:

One of the important things to consider when buying a blood pressure monitor is the reliability of the results. To do this, it is essential that your blood pressure monitor has a European standard (CE) as well as three French standards (NF) + clinical validation (90% of the blood pressure monitors on the market do not have this validation). If they don't have them, your measuring device will fail. The CE must appear on the packaging or on the product itself. It must also be clinically validated using a protocol established by internationally recognized organizations (ESH, BHS).

The electronic blood pressure monitor that has been validated by the adult will surely not be as accurate in specific populations such as children, pregnant women, people with very large arms or with arrhythmia. For it to be valid for all types of people, specific validation is necessary. Did you know that of the 4000 devices available on the global market, less than 10% have passed the established validation protocols?

• Comfort in use :

For the measurements to be taken correctly, it is important that the use of the blood pressure monitor is simple and comfortable. To start it, where to observe the results, choose an easy-to-use blood pressure monitor.

• Keeping a history:

It's best to find a blood pressure monitor that remembers your last readings so you can compare them and show them to your GP.

• Wrong move detection:

In order to have the most accurate measurement possible, it is preferable to buy a blood pressure monitor that tells you when the cuff is put on incorrectly or when you are making bad movements.

Reliable, easy to use, with many features, discover the wrist blood pressure monitor and the arm blood pressure monitor from Precitech.