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Descarte de medicamentos em municípios do Vale do Jequitinhonha, Minas Gerais, Brasil

2017; FUNDAÇÃO OSWALDO CRUZ; Volume: 5; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.22239/2317-269x.00802

ISSN

2317-269X

Autores

Maria Jesus Barreto Cruz, Alex Braga Azevedo, Hellen Lilliane da Cruz, Emerson Cotta Bodevan, Lorena Ulhôa Araújo, Delba Fonseca Santos,

Tópico(s)

Pharmaceutical studies and practices

Resumo

The objective of this work was to investigate the way families of children and adolescents from 20 municipalities of Vale do Jequitinhonha, Minas Gerais, Brazil, dispose medications. A cross-sectional study was carried out, using a population-based household survey, with a proportional stratified random sample by municipality of 555 residents. When asked about access to the health service, 98.2% and 94.0% of respondents lived less than five kilometers from the Basic Health Unit and the basic pharmacy, respectively. In relation to the last medical appointment in a one-year period, 39.3% had had one month before the interview date, being the main reason affections of the respiratory system. Regarding the destination of leftover medications after the end of treatment, 46.7% stored at home for later use. Regarding overdue drugs, 88.5% discarded in the environment and 88.8% said they had never received information on the correct way to dispose medications. It is noted that the population discards the drugs incorrectly and in inappropriate places, and that they have not received the formal orientation regarding the disposal, demanding actions to promote the rational use of medicines and the impacts caused on the environment.

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