Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Perfil Farmacoterapéutico de um Grupo de Idosos assistidos por um programa de Atencáo Farmacéutica na Farmacia Popular do Brasil no municipio de Aracaju-SE
2012; UNIVERSIDADE EST.PAULISTA JÚLIO DE MESQUITA FILHO; Volume: 33; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
2179-443X
AutoresViviane Gibara Guimarães, Giselle de Carvalho Brito, Lilian de Melo Barbosa, Patrícia Melo Aguiar, Blície Jennifer Balisa-Rocha, Divaldo Pereira de Lyra,
Tópico(s)Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
ResumoThe advancement aging of the population is causing a change in the epidemiological profile, which presented a higher prevalence of chronic health conditions. Such conditions require constant monitoring of pharmacotherapy for health professionals. This entails increased use of drugs, making the elderly more susceptible to the risks of polypharmacy and problems related to pharmacotherapy. In this context, it is necessary to implement effective strategies focused on the patient aimed at reducing morbidity and mortality related to drugs, such as pharmaceutical care. This study examines the usage profile of drugs in elderly patients assisted by a program of pharmaceutical care in the People’s Pharmacy of Brazil in the city of Aracaju-SE. The data on drugs prescribed were collected from the information collected from 68 elderly patients with hypertension and / or diabetes. The total consumption of medicines was 383 with an average of 5.63 (SD = 2.50), polypharmacy was present in 63.2% of patients (n = 43). The most used drugs belonged to the anatomical acting on the cardiovascular system (46.9%, n = 180) and in the alimentary tract (31.1%, n = 119). In the study 152 interactions were observed in 53 patients (77.95%), 19 cases of inappropriate drugs (4.9%) and 35 (9.5%) drug-food interactions. These results suggest the improvement of the requirements and ongoing assessment of the quality of pharmacotherapy in order to promote rational drug use in this age group
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