Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: SARA IASMIN VIEIRA CUNHA LIMA

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
DISCENTE: SARA IASMIN VIEIRA CUNHA LIMA
DATA: 08/05/2015
HORA: 09:00
LOCAL: SALA DE AULA 02 DO PPGCSA
TÍTULO:

Racionalidade das prescrições de antimicrobianos de usuários de farmácias comunitárias

PALAVRAS-CHAVES:

Prescription, antimicrobial, community pharmacy

PÁGINAS: 14
GRANDE ÁREA: Ciências da Saúde
ÁREA: Farmácia
RESUMO:

Background: Although there is a conflict between the benefit of treatment for a single individual and society, restrictions on antibiotics use are needed to reduce the prevalence of resistance to these drugs, which is the main result of irrational use. Brazil, cataloged as a pharmemerging country, implemented restrictive measures for the consumption of antibiotics. The objective of this study was to investigate the quality of prescriptions of antimicrobials and users' knowledge of their treatment with antimicrobials.

Methods and Findings: A cross-sectional, combined stratified and two-stage survey of pharmacy users holding a prescription of antimicrobials was conducted in the community between May and November 2014. A pharmacist analyzed each prescription for legibility and completeness, and applied a structured questionnaire to the users or their caregivers on their knowledge about the treatment and the users’ sociodemographic data. An estimated 29.3% of prescriptions had one or more illegible items, 91.3% had one or more missing items, and 29.0% had both illegible and missing items. Drug dosage and patient identification were the most commonly unreadable items in prescriptions, 18.81% and 12.14%, respectively. The lack of complete patient identification occurred in 90.53% of the prescriptions. It is estimated that 40.3% of users have used antimicrobials without prescription and that 46.49% did not receive any guidance on the administration of the drug.

Conclusions: Despite the measures taken by health authorities to restrict the misuse of antimicrobials, it was observed that prescribers still do not follow the criteria of the current legislation, particularly relating to items needed for completion of the prescription. Allied to this, users receive little information regarding their treatment with antimicrobials.

MEMBROS DA BANCA:
Externo ao Programa - 2149611 - CLELIA DE OLIVEIRA LYRA
Presidente - 347795 - IVONETE BATISTA DE ARAUJO
Externo ao Programa - 1199647 - MARIA JOSELICE E SILVA