Luciene Alves Moreira Marques

Strategies to Stimulate Actions for Pharmacovigilance Decentralization

Introduction: Reporting in pharmacovigilance is an indicator for monitoring patient safety; the main limitation of this process is under-reporting. Objectives: To formulate strategies to improve the attitudes and ability of health professionals and the general population, to disseminate knowledge, and to stimulate pharmacovigilance reporting of adverse drug events. Method: Several strategies were implemented between 2009 and 2013 along with the creation of the Universidade Federal de Alfenas Pharmacovigilance Center (CEFAL). Results: The following strategies were implemented: creation of a website, folders, and stickers; educational interventions; lectures; development of alerts and monthly bulletins; scientific research; use of social networking, and extension projects. Of the 248 adverse drug events reported, 195 were adverse drug reactions; 51 were technical defects, and 2 were medication errors. Conclusion – The decentralization of pharmacovigilance centers, such as CEFAL, is a strategy to facilitate actions in pharmacovigilance, as each center can formulate its own teaching, research, and extension strategies with the aim of promoting patient safety.

Atenção farmacêutica e práticas integrativas e complementares no SUS: conhecimento e aceitação por parte da população sãojoanense

Em 2006, o Ministerio da Saude criou a Politica Nacional de Terapias Integrativas e Complementares no SUS. O objetivo do estudo foi investigar o conhecimento e a aceitacao das terapias integrativas e complementares e atencao farmaceutica por parte dos usuarios do SUS. O estudo foi realizado na farmacia da Unidade Basica de Saude da cidade de Sao Joao da Mata, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Um estudo transversal descritivo qualitativo e quantitativo foi realizado com tres medicos e 35 usuarios do servico. Destes, 100% nao conheciam as terapias integrativas e complementares. Apos explicacao clara e simples pelo pesquisador, 31,42% disseram que aceitariam o uso de fitoterapia, 51,42% aceitariam a acupuntura, 37,14% aceitariam a homeopatia e nenhum utilizaria a crenoterapia. Quando questionados sobre a atencao farmaceutica, 45,71% disseram ja ter ouvido falar neste assunto, 22,85% sabem do que se trata e 31,42% nunca tinham ouvido falar em atencao farmaceutica. Quando os tres medicos que atendem na unidade de saude foram questionados, observou-se indiferenca, nao-aceitacao e aceitacao, respectivamente. Em conclusao, este estudo demonstrou que a grande maioria dos pesquisados aceitaria as terapias integrativas e complementares se estas fossem oferecidas pela unidade de saude. Alem disso, os usuarios acham importante uma maior atuacao do farmaceutico. E necessaria a implantacao de programas de divulgacao para os pacientes e principalmente para os medicos prescritores de praticas integrativas e complementares.

Avaliação do uso de benzodiazepínicos por clientes de uma drogaria privadaAvaliação do uso de benzodiazepínicos por clientes de uma drogaria privada doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.5892/ruvrv.2013.111.234244

This study had for objective to evaluate the benzodiazepines use for users of a private drugstore in Itajuba, MG. The study was accomplished at the drugstore Droganossa in Itajuba, MG, Brazil. Forty six users of benzodiazepines of both sexes were interviewed, with age among 18-80 years. The collection of data was accomplished through interview. Most is of the feminine sex (86.95%) and they are in charge of of domestic tasks. Most possesses complete medium teaching (32.6%). The diazepam was the drug more prescribed (26.08%). Most of the prescriptions belongs to psychiatrists (28.26%), followed for the specialties: cardiology (19.56%) and medical clinic (17.39%). The time of use of the medicine was from 1 to 3 years (30.43%), 3 to 6 years (21.74%), less than one year (19.56%) and there is more than 15 years (15.22%). The anxiety and the insomnia were mentioned by most as the reason of the use (41.3% and 34.8% respectively). Fifty nine percent besides using

Análise das prescrições de medicamentos dispensados na Farmácia Escola da UNIFAL-MG doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.5892/ruvrv.2012.102.211219

The prescription of drugs is essential in the pharmacotherapeutic treatment bringing important information to the pharmacy and the user. Therefore reduce the occurrence of prescription errors is important for promoting the rational use of medicines. This study analyzed drug prescriptions dispensed in the Pharmacy School of UNIFAL-MG identifying the most frequent mistakes. We analyzed 323 prescriptions between 2006 and 2008. Using the law 5991/73, there was the presence of the following information: readability; professional identification, patient identification, identification of substances, dosage, dosage form, quantity, address and date of consultation; and interactions and pharmacological aspects. Analysis of requirements showed that 30.95% were illegible or difficult to read; 15.78% failure to identify the prescriber; 6.19% lack of assay 4.02% absence of the dosage form; 5.57% description of quantity; 10.52% dosage wrong / incomplete; 43.34% lack of data / address, and 3.10% drugs incompatible. This study demonstrates the poor quality of drug prescriptions, indicating a lack of preparation or even indifference toward the prescribers of drug users. It is necessary to sensitize health professionals to the importance of quality of prescribing to dispensing and administration of medicines and promoting rational use, providing the patient with greater efficacy and safety of its pharmacological treatment.