CARACTERÍSTICAS DAS PRESCRIÇÕES DE ANTIBACTERIANOS ATENDIDAS NAS UNIDADES BÁSICAS DE SAÚDE DO MUNICÍPIO DE BELA VISTA DE MINAS, MINAS GERAIS, BRASIL.

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2008

RESUMO

The promotion and maintenance of health is a complex process, involving patients, prescribers and dispensers. Patients and prescribers are responsible for interaction that leads to the correct diagnosis and the most appropriate therapy; the dispensers have to be careful with the patient, with the provision of information required in each situation. The drug prescription must contain essential information to ensure the correct use of the drug by patients. The antibacterial drugs are prescribed and its indiscriminate use configures a serious public health problem. However, in their prescriptions, it is remarkable the absence of essential information to proper use and dispensing. This study aimed to assess the prescription of antibacterial in the municipality of Bela Vista de Minas, Minas Gerais, using copies of antibacterial prescriptions maintained on file in two Basic Health Units places, in the year 2006. Approximately 29 % of prescriptions dispensed contained at least one antibacterial of oral use and among them, approximately 86 % originated from municipal health centers. The results showed that amoxicillin was the most prescribed antibacterial drug, followed by the association of sulfamethoxazole+trimethoprim and erythromycin. Most prescriptions (97.1%) were made by the generic name. The combination with other drugs was often found, being more pronounced for non steroidal analgesics. The average number of drug for prescription was equal to 2.17. The professionals responsible for the highest number of prescriptions were general practitioners, followed by pediatricians and dentists, which together, were responsible for about 94% of prescriptions. The requirements had attended quality, showing rates of record of technical data on the requirements ranging from 92.6% to 99.8%, to the parameters drug concentration, dose, interval between doses, the total amount to be used, and administration route. In about 15% of the prescriptions, there was no definition of the period of treatment.

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municÍpio de bela vista de minas bioquimica unidades bÁsicas de saÚde antibacterianos

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